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Service in Schools Initiative
Table of Contents
What is NYC Service?
What is Service in Schools?
How Service benefits our youth
Potential planning variables for Service in Schools
Service Highlights
NYC Civic Corps
Support organizations you can contact*
Points of Contact
*Non-exhaustive list of support organizations; principals or school leaders are free to contact community service organizations that are not shown on the presentation, provided that the organizations comply with NYC DOE regulations and standards.
What is NYC Service?
Strengthening Communities
Helping Neighbors in Need
Education
Environment
Health
Emergency Preparedness
NYC Service focuses on six impact areas
NYC Service is an initiative launched by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg in April 2009 to promote service and volunteerism throughout New York City. NYC Service will set a standard for how cities tap the power of their people to tackle their most pressing needs.
More information can be found at www.nyc.gov/service.
What is Service in Schools?
Service Schools Empowered Students
Integrating service, service-learning, and civic responsibility in to every New York City public school empowers students to use their voices in the service of others. Service in Schools provides young people with transformative opportunities to effect positive change in their communities.
Service and Service-Learning
Beneficial acts to the community Example: Students plant a tree in the
local park
Community service linked with academic curricula
Example: Science students identify and analyze the parts of a tree, plant the tree and learn about tree stewardship
What is SERVICE? What is SERVICE-LEARNING?
Schools may receive training, technical assistance and support from the Department of Education's Civic Corps team as well as from many education and community-based organizations. A partial list of these organizations is provided later.
How Service Benefits Our Youth
Higher academic achievement
Increased interest in
furthering their education
Increased sense of self-efficacy
Enhanced civic engagement
attitudes, skills, and behaviors
Source: RMC Research Corporation. 2008; Learn and Serve 2007
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The Benefits of Service-Learning
Over 80% of students who participated in service-learning said they had more positive feelings about attending high school.
Over 75% of service-learning students said that service-learning had motivated them to work hard.
Source: RMC Research Corporation. 2008; Learn and Serve 2007
Potential Planning Variables for Service in Schools
Depth Whole School Grade level(s) Individual classrooms Other
Frequency Weekly Monthly Quarterly Semester Annual
Themes Health and nutrition Tolerance and diversity Senior care and kindness Global issues AIDS and HIV awareness Body Image and Self Esteem Education and literacy Disaster relief Poverty , Hunger, and Drug awareness Military/Civil servant support and
appreciation
Types of Projects Fundraisers Community Development Advocacy and awareness Mentorship's First Aid Education Environmental
SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS
To learn more about successful service programs at New York City’s public schools, please visit the Service in Schools website at: http://schools.nyc.gov/community/sis/default.htm
NYC Civic Corps
The NYC Civic Corps is a 10-month program dedicated to promoting civic engagement and the importance of community service in New York City agencies and nonprofit organizations. Seven Civic Corps members are assigned to work with the New York City Department of Education to assist clusters develop strategies to address service and service-learning in schools.
NYC Civic Corps members will: Help schools develop and implement sustainable community partnerships
that increase service within the school communities. Educate principals and school leadership teams on various service and
service-learning options. Promote the best practices across the public school system. Facilitate training opportunities on service-learning curriculum.
Supporting organizations you can contact (1/2)
www.keepachildalive.org
www.childrenforchildren.org www.globalkids.org
www.theleague.org
www.teachunicef.org www.aspca.org www.heifer.org
www.milliontreesnyc.org www.telavision.tv
www.youthnoise.org
Supporting organizations you can contact (2/2)
One Hen
www.coro.org
BEST BUDDIES
Justice Resource Center
www.citymealsonwheels.orgwww.commoncents.org
http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_about/parks_divisions/greenapple_corps
www.vote18.org www.onebrick.org
www.bestbuddies.org www.readnyc.org http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/html/home/home.shtml
www.onehen.org
http://www.jrcnyc.org/programPages/projectCitizen.html
www.buildon.org
Points of ContactNYC Department of Education
Gregg BetheilExecutive Director, Division of School
Support & Instruction(212) [email protected]
Elizabeth GelberOffice of School Programs and
NYC Service – Civic Corps
Aaron MinerProject Lead, Portfolio [email protected]
Rob DiRenzoCivic Corps member, Cluster #[email protected]
Sharifa ShorterCivic Corps member, Cluster #[email protected]
Rory SassonCivic Corps member, Cluster #[email protected]
Ryan WileyCivic Corps member, Cluster #4,
Matt McKennaCivic Corps member, Cluster #[email protected]
Ugonna IgweatuCivic Corps member, Cluster #[email protected]
Gabby JamesCivic Corps member, Central