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"When asked if I am pessimistic or
optimistic about the future, my answer is
always the same: If you look at the
science about what is happening on
earth and aren’t pessimistic, you don’t
understand the data. But if you meet the
people who are working to restore this
earth and the lives of the poor, and you
aren’t optimistic, you haven’t got a pulse."
~ Paul Hawken
About Facing the Future
Seattle-based nonprofit founded in 1995
Interdisciplinary global issues and sustainability curriculum for K-12
Over 1.5 million students reached annually
All 50 U.S. states and over 120 countries
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Sustainable Development is…
“meeting the needs of
the present without
comprising the ability
of future generations
to meet their needs”
“Our Common Future,” United
Nations Brundtland Report, 1987
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Defining Sustainability
Flourishing
Environment
Strong
Economy
Social
Well-being
Sustainable
Communities
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Sustainability Courtyard
What Is Service Learning?
A teaching method that combines meaningful
service with curriculum-based learning.
Students improve their academic skills by
applying what they learn in school to the real
world. They then reflect on their experience to
reinforce the link between their service and their
learning.
~ National Commission on Service-Learning Report:
“Learning In Deed”
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What Is Service Learning?
A teaching method that combines meaningful
service with curriculum-based learning.
Students improve their academic skills by
applying what they learn in school to the real
world. They then reflect on their experience to
reinforce the link between their service and their
learning.
~ National Commission on Service-Learning Report:
“Learning In Deed”
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Characteristics of SL
Meeting a clear community need
Community: geographic, cultural, age, interests
Maintaining clear learning objectives
Being intentional about the learning opportunities in the service
Incorporating systematic reflection
Throughout the service project
Connect what they are doing and feeling to what they are learning
See an issue so that they will never see that issue the same way
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What Defines Service?
Differences between service learning,
volunteering, and community service:
Volunteering: Emphasis is on work being done
Example: Clearing invasive plants from a park.
Community Service: Emphasis is on the people
being served
Example: Doing a food drive at school
Service Learning: Emphasis on the relationship
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Types of Service Learning
Direct Service
Students have personal contact with people in need
Indirect Service
Takes place at school site, channeling resources to area of need
Advocacy
Students lend their voices/talents by creating awareness of issue
Research
Students find and report on information of public interest
Adapted from the National Youth Leadership Council Participant Training Manual, 2004
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Global Competence
Sustainability as a Lens
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Career, and Citizenship
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Available March 2013
Exploring Global Issues Textbook & Teachers Guide
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“We must teach our students that
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~ Buckminster Fuller, Architect and Philosopher
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