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K-12 Sector Service-Learning Success Stories

The National Service-Learning Clearinghouse knows what great work you do and we want others to know, too. Please send us stories and photos of your service-learning successes.

Canine Commandos to the Rescue

Tropical's fifth and sixth grade gifted and academically talented students have been working with our four-legged friends as part of their service-learning requirements. While watching a show on the Animal Planet Channel, a dog trainer stated that many dogs in the shelters are overlooked for adoption because of their highly strung behavior. He stated that these dogs could be trained...

K-12 Sector
Online Service Learning Project Engaged Students to Service (A Learn and Serve America Subgrantee)

Sara Buttram a Broad Ripple High School 10th grade student in Indianapolis Indiana is the winner of the "Season of Service Images of Peace" Contest (107K pdf), sponsored by Service For Peace, Learn and Serve Indiana, Peace Learning Center, Indy Parks, and the Indiana Civil Rights Commission. Her winning poster entitled "Holding Peace" was displayed at this year's Martin Luther...

K-12 Sector