Service learning consists of a variety of activities outside the traditional school setting that connects community service and civic engagement to academic content to enrich learning as well as benefit others and the community.
Resources
- August 15, 2016
Youth Courts: Empowering Youth Voices One Case At a Time
Louis Lainé explains the value of Youth Courts as mechanism to empower young people.
- November 16, 2015
George Knowles: Families Help Build Lifelong Learners
George Knowles, Digital Communications AssociateOne of the most important lessons my father ever taught me was that learning wasn’t just a means to an end, it…
- June 29, 2015
Housing and Education Policy: Breaking Down the Silos
Jenna Tomasello, Program AssociateGrowing up in an inner-ring suburb of Buffalo, New York and attending the same school district from kindergarten through twe…
- April 21, 2015
AYPF and IEL Team Up to Honor Efrem Ayalew for 2015 Halperin Youth Award
On April 20, 2015, AYPF and IEL honored Efrem Ayalew, whose dedication to these ideas embodies Halperin’s work and life.