Service Learning
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part of maintaining a quality curriculum. Your feedback will be utilized when the curriculum is revised. Please take the time to give us your thoughtful feedback. Additionally, a requirement of the project's Achievement Program is to complete the Online Project Evaluation.
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All 4-HCCS curriculum is required to pass a rigorous review by the National 4-H Jury. You may read the results of the review of a pre-production version of the curriculum.
>> National 4-H Jury Review (.pdf - 42 kb)
Prior to review by the Jury, all 4-HCCS curriculum is tested in a piloting process. Based on the feedback of over 100 youth from through out the United States, the curriculum is then further revised before application is made to the Jury. You may review the pilot report and summary which demonstrate the effectiveness of this early draft of the curriculum.
Level 1 - Agents of Change
Designed for middle school aged youth planning their own service learning projects, this guide helps them learn how to choose a project, research a need, and plan their action steps. Then it’s into the field to do real service! In the process, youth also develop observational skills, use a journal for reflection, tell their own service learning story, and recognize others for contributions and support.
Level 2 - Raise Your Voice
This learn by doing guide walks high school aged
youth through planning and carrying out their own
service learning projects. Youth learn how to assess
needs through a survey, organize a community forum,
plan a project that helps others, and work with the
news media. They also gain valuable insight through
journals, poetry, public speaking, and sharing their
service learning story with others.
Helper's Guide - Service Learning Group Activities
Get everyone in your club, class or group involved in
making a difference with this guide. Exciting activities
help your group create a time capsule, celebrate
success with ovations, design a website about service
learning, take journaling way beyond pen and paper,
and much more. Also provides meeting helps, group
management and service learning tips, as well as
support materials for Levels 1 and 2.
Journaling CD
Journaling prompts for every activity in Levels 1 and 2 help youth reflect on their service experiences while leaving plenty of room for creative thought. The "More Ideas" section suggests ways to engage in reflection with others and additional activities to aid reflection. The journal is designed to support both youth who want to be private in their reflective activities, and those who want to share their feelings about service with others.
Level 1 - Agents of Change
Level 2 - Raise Your Voice
Helper's Guide
Journaling CD
