Monday, June 13, 2011

National Service-Learning Institutes

[Announcement from he-sl listserv]


Connect, Inspire, Transform
Limited space is still available • Don't miss a unique opportunity


CWI’s Summer WEST Institute on Service-Learning • 
August 1-5, 2011




at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California



Summer WEST is set on one of the most beautiful college campuses in the U.S. LMU is situated on a breathtaking hilltop campus that overlooks both the city of Los Angeles and the Pacific Ocean—from Malibu to Santa Monica. Experience curriculum and program workshops, drawn from one of the world's most vibrant and diverse urban settings. Discounted accommodations are available.  

CONNECTIONS • TRAINING • CURRICULUM PLANNING • REFLECTION • INSPIRATION


"CWI’s Institute has helped me refine and strengthen my teaching skills. A wonderful experience!"

Margot Glenos, East Park Elementary Teacher

Moss Point, Mississippi

CWI’s Summer EAST Institute on Service-Learning • 
July 18-22, 2011

At Shelburne Farms, Vermont  
Summer EAST takes place at Shelburne Farms, a long time partner of CWI. Shelburne Farms is a membership-supported, nonprofit environmental education center, 1,400-acre working farm, and National Historic Landmark on the shores of Lake Champlain in Shelburne, Vermont. Shelburne Farms offers a genuinely unique location for educators to retreat, plan, inspire, and reinvigorate themselves. 
Discounted accommodations are available.


For more information: www.communityworksinstitute.org l info@communityworksinstitute.org 


WHO SHOULD ATTEND: K-16 teachers, community based educators, administrators, and program trainers and leaders. CWI Institutes are appropriate for beginner to veteran practitioner. Alumni include: individuals and groups of K-12 classroom teachers and specialists; VISTA and AmeriCorps members; pre-service teachers; community based educators and leaders; board members; and educators and leaders from the higher education community.
OVERVIEW: CWI's Institutes are professional development experiences for K--16 and community educators, administrators, and partners. We provide training and models—supported by a variety of resources and strategies—for developing and articulating a classroom, program, or institution's approach to service-learning. Participants will enhance their practice and thinking around sustainability, service-learning, and place-based education. The Institutes are staffed by a team of veteran practitioners with a wide diversity of experience.
GRADUATE CREDIT: Both Institutes are available for an optional and affordable 3 graduate credits. 

Best Regards,
Joe
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Joe Brooks
Executive Director
Community Works Institute
PO Box 1390
Claremont, CA 91711
tel: 909-480-3966
cell: 909-660-2434
email: jbrooks@communityworksinstitute.org

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