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SaYES -- Seniors and Youth Engaged in Service |
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| NEW ONLINE COURSE: | ||
| Making the Connection: SaYES to Intergenerational Service-Learning | ||
| Find tools and resources to forge new intergenerational service-learning partnerships. SaYES-Seniors and Youth Engaged in Service-an initiative of Learn and Serve America and Senior Corps, was created to help connect Senior Corps' RSVP volunteers, particularly age 55+ Baby Boomers, to support K-12 service-learning activities. Three modules lead learners through: the process of creating partnerships around service-learning, strategies for schools to engage older adult volunteers in service-learning, and strategies for volunteer organizations to recruit and retain age 55+ adult volunteers. Additional resources, downloadable forms, templates, and marketing tools enable course users to move quickly from learning into practice. Take advantage of this FREE online course by visiting the Online Learning Center at my.nationalservice.gov today! Key course content and tools are also available for download in a PDF version. (2420K pdf) You can also view this video for more information on SaYES. SaYES is an initiative of Learn and Serve America and Senior Corps. This course is sponsored by the Corporation for National and Community Service and was created cooperatively by the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, a training and technical assistance provider for the SaYES Initiative, and ETR Associates. The course is maintained and supported by the National Service-Learning Clearinghouse, with additional resources and support provided by The Resource Center, http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/. | ||
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| About the Project | ||
| SaYES is a joint initiative of Learn and Serve America and Senior Corps,
programs of the Corporation for National and Community Service, and was
created to connect Senior Corps' RSVP volunteers in supporting K-12 service
activities and service-learning programs. Volunteers age 55+ are valuable resources for service-learning programs. They can help facilitate student reflection, coordinate the logistics of service projects, assist with program administrative duties, establish and maintain community/school relations, and assist teachers with integration of service-learning into the curriculum and other school programs. | ||
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| Goals | ||
The goals of SaYES are to:
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| Phase One | ||
| During the first phase, the State Education Agency K-12 Service-Learning Network (SEANet) worked on increasing the numbers of volunteers age 55+ in service-learning and youth activities (Goal 1), establishing a volunteer recruitment system (Goal 2), and initiating partnerships to match senior volunteers with local service-learning and youth service programs (Goal 3). | ||
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| Phase Two | ||
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the second, and current phase, the Northwest Regional Educational
Laboratory (NWREL) is working to compile and disseminate best practices
for recruiting and preparing volunteers age 55+ to assist in carrying
out service-learning and youth service activities (Goal 4). NWREL will
accomplish this in two ways by:
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| The State Education Agency K-12 Service-Learning Network (SEANet) is a partner with NWREL in Phase Two. During Phase Two, the work of Phase One will also be expanded to target those projects that can provide relief to and rebuilding of areas affected by hurricanes and other disasters. | ||
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| Resources | ||
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Collaborating with Schools: A Guide for Community-Based Organizations,
by Karen Dischler and Bonnie Schmidt (2005). Wisconsin
Intergenerational Network. (985K pdf) Intergenerational Service-Learning: Useful Resources (NSLC Bibliography) Senior Corps/Learn and Serve America Co-location sites by Zip Code, Learn and Serve America (198K pdf) | ||
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| Effective Practices | ||
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| Corporation for National and Community Service | ||
| Bradford H. Lewis Jan Newsome | ||
| Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory | ||
| Nicky Martin Jean Spraker Kirk deFord | ||
| ETR Associates, National Service-Learning Clearinghouse | ||
| Barbara Holland Liberty Smith | ||
| State Education Agency K-12 Service-Learning Network | ||
| Anita Barrett | ||
