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SUMMER 2012
Professional
Development EVENTS
Limited Space Remains!
CWI's Summer WEST
Institute on
Service-Learning
July 30-August 3,
2012
Los Angeles,
California
at Loyola Marymount University
register online l more info
tel: 909-480-3966 l email
CWI's Summer EAST
Institute on
Service-Learning
July 16-20, 2012
at Shelburne Farms,
Vermont
register online l more info
tel: 909-480-3966 l email
DYNAMIC TRAINING
CURRICULUM TOOLS
REFLECTION & INSPIRATION
COLLEGIAL CONNECTIONS
Whether you are with a K-16,
public or independent school,
or a community based organization
THIS is the event you've
been waiting for. Join us for an
unforgettable experience. Return
with a PLAN that
will work!
CWI ALUMNI TESTIMONIALS
“I loved the week! CWI’s Institute
allows for personal and professional
growth...."
Dan Gaudiano
High School Science
Teacher
Punahou School,
Hawaii
“I can't over state the importance
of this event to my vision and
enthusiasm.”
Julie Metzler,
Director
Community
Arts/Service-Learning
Kansas City Art
Institute
“You make the five day
commitment worth it!
Leitzel Schoen, S-L
Coordinator
Westminster School
Atlanta, Georgia
“I feel empowered! Thank you!
Kathleen Harte,
Teacher
The Gillispie School
La Jolla, California
“This Institute has made me
appreciate who I am and who
I want to be as an educator
and learner.
Krista Zielinski,
Spanish Teacher
Wells Memorial
School
New Hampshire
“I felt reaffirmed...Thank you for
a stimulating, thoughtful, and
useful week. I learned a lot, met
wonderful people, and had time
to think and plan. I was inspired!”
Chris Tananone
Global Issues and
Service Coord.
International School
of Bangkok
DON'T MISS IT THIS YEAR!
CWI Summer
Institutes 2012
register
online l more info
tel: 909-480-3966 l email
LOCAL OPPORTUNITIES
Bring CWI to Your Location
Community Works Institute (CWI)
is now scheduling site based
professional development for
the 2012-2013 school year.
For More Information:
tel: 909-480-3966
info@communityworksinstitute.org
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NEW! from Community Works Journal June 8th, 2012
Online Magazine for
Educators
Beyond the Walls of
School
Place-based education and service-learning happens in
many ways, in many farflung locales. The educators, schools, and community
leaders that are working to provide these experiences for their students
share a common passion for connected learning that moves beyond one
classroom to develop relationships with the very local and wider world.
Below we feature a series of articles from Community Works Journal, along with
several recommended resources. for connecting your school to the community
Enjoy and pass along to your colleagues. more at: communityworksjournal.org
FEATURED ARTICLE
East L.A. Teens Learn Confidence Through The Arts
 By TAMI ABDOLLAH, East Los Angeles
In 1970, an estimated 30,000 people marched
through East L.A. to peacefully protest the Vietnam War. But what is called
the Chiacano Moratorium ended in violence when law enforcement officials
clashed with marchers. Three people, including Los Angeles Times journalist
Ruben Salazar, were killed. An arts based project at Monterrey High
School that worked to document the Moratorium through the voices of its
participants has transformed many of the students at the school. read more
FEATURED ARTICLE
Moving
From Bake Sales to Service-Learning Grants in Morrocco
By ALEX DAILEY, Morrocco
 At Rabat American School in Morocco educators and
students have worked hard to cultivate a variety of service opportunities
in recent years.But service efforts grew, so did the fundraising to support
them. The time and energy spent on fundraising brought a financial emphasis
into our service program that diminished our true focus on fostering human
interconnectedness. To combat this fragmentation we converted a small
community service allowance into a grant-fund for student-initiated service
projects. read more
FEATURED ARTICLE
The
Ideal Engaged Citizen?
By JAKE GROHS, Virginia
 Sometimes the fork in the road also serves as a
necessary slap in the face. There I was—an over-caffeinated Master’s
student in Engineering Mechanics at Virginia Tech, dutifully working on my
thesis in preparation for a May 2009 graduation. Decent grades. A
four-year veteran on a project sponsored by General Motors. Supportive advisors
happy to recommend me to potential employers. read more
FEATURED ARTICLE
Taking a
Real Road into the Community
 By
ANNEMARIE FRANCZYK, Ed.D., New York
It can be an uncomfortable leap for them to consider the
bigger issues in the world around them. But if they become professional
journalists, it’s that world around them in which they will be working.
There’s no time like school time to get budding journalists to think beyond
their realm and provide a valuable service to others. read more
FEATURED RESOURCE
Schools
That Change Communities
A film by documentary filmaker Bob Gliner
 When we
think about schools, it usually evokes images of places separated from the
larger community, place where students go to learn. Yet, a number of public
schools across the country are trying a different approach to engaging
students in the learning process, using the community and neighborhoods
where students live as classrooms - creating not only a different type of
learning environment, but a different kind of student. read more
FEATURED RESOURCE
Through the Schoolhouse Door:
Folklore, Community, Curriculum
Paddy Bowman and Lynne Hamer, editors
 The
creative traditions and expressive culture of students’ families,
neighborhoods, towns, religious communities, and peer groups provide
opportunities to extend classrooms, sustain learning beyond school
buildings, and better connect students and schools with their communities.
in the words of Paddy Bowman and Lynne Hamer, “connecting young people to
family and community members and helping them to develop self-identity are
vital to civic well-being and to school success.” read more
subscribe
to the Journal for
regular updates!
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