Green Initiative -- Inspiring Young Earth Stewards
Wilson Middle School
Hamilton, Ohio
Enlightening students about real-time issues our planet faces while offering viable solutions, strategies, and green practices students can adopt, making measurable changes to daily global footprints
Wilson Middle School
Hamilton, Ohio
Enlightening students about real-time issues our planet faces while offering viable solutions, strategies, and green practices students can adopt, making measurable changes to daily global footprints
Caring Community Closet
Valley Middle School
House Springs, Missouri
VMS students collect and organize clothing, toiletries and school supplies for families in the area who are in need.
Valley Middle School
House Springs, Missouri
VMS students collect and organize clothing, toiletries and school supplies for families in the area who are in need.
Building Community through Student Service Learning
Thomas Stone High School
Waldorf, Maryland
Our Student Service Learning Initiative uses student service-learning to link academic learning with student service that benefits the community.
Thomas Stone High School
Waldorf, Maryland
Our Student Service Learning Initiative uses student service-learning to link academic learning with student service that benefits the community.
Celebrating Our Planet
Theunis Dey
Wayne, New Jersey
The Party for the Planet is a year-long project that focuses on helping students to take the lead in learning about and actively taking part in preserving our environment.
Theunis Dey
Wayne, New Jersey
The Party for the Planet is a year-long project that focuses on helping students to take the lead in learning about and actively taking part in preserving our environment.
Dear Miss Abbe's Class!
The Diener School
Potomac, Maryland
Our Upper students (oldest students in the school) created a Dear Miss Abbe's Class column (their teacher is Ms. Abbe) to help foster student friendships and solve social problems.
The Diener School
Potomac, Maryland
Our Upper students (oldest students in the school) created a Dear Miss Abbe's Class column (their teacher is Ms. Abbe) to help foster student friendships and solve social problems.
Are you "Expecting?" A special "Delivery" for you!
Sullivan Primary School
Sullivan, Missouri
Sullivan Primary School students fashioned a service-learning project partnering with a local hospital to provide future mothers about, "What to Expect in Five Years."
Sullivan Primary School
Sullivan, Missouri
Sullivan Primary School students fashioned a service-learning project partnering with a local hospital to provide future mothers about, "What to Expect in Five Years."
Senior Tea
Stephen J. Gerace Elementary School
Pequannock, New Jersey
The Senior Tea is an annual event in which our school invites the senior citizens from Hearle Village, our neighboring retirement community, for an afternoon of thanks, tea, and student performances.
Stephen J. Gerace Elementary School
Pequannock, New Jersey
The Senior Tea is an annual event in which our school invites the senior citizens from Hearle Village, our neighboring retirement community, for an afternoon of thanks, tea, and student performances.
9th Graders Serving the Community
Southern Guilford High School
Greensboro, North Carolina
The seven character traits endorsed by Guilford County Schools were taught in PE/Health classes bi-weekly, culminating with a big service learning project designed by the students.
Southern Guilford High School
Greensboro, North Carolina
The seven character traits endorsed by Guilford County Schools were taught in PE/Health classes bi-weekly, culminating with a big service learning project designed by the students.
Backpacks for Foster Kids
Seckman Middle School
Imperial, Missouri
After reading "A Child Called 'It,'" a true story about a horribly abused boy, students collect backpacks filled with personal care products and school supplies for foster kids in transition.
Seckman Middle School
Imperial, Missouri
After reading "A Child Called 'It,'" a true story about a horribly abused boy, students collect backpacks filled with personal care products and school supplies for foster kids in transition.
The SLAM Fast for Non-Violence
San Leandro High School
San Leandro, California
The SLAM Fast for Non-Violence is a 25 day period where students display non-violence/peace related media and fast one day each to memorialize Cesar Chavez' 1968 fast for non-violence.
San Leandro High School
San Leandro, California
The SLAM Fast for Non-Violence is a 25 day period where students display non-violence/peace related media and fast one day each to memorialize Cesar Chavez' 1968 fast for non-violence.
Saint Veronica Spirit Families
Saint Veronica School
Cincinnati, Ohio
The goal of our Spirit Families is to help the members of our ever-growing school population build strong character and a greater sense of community.
Saint Veronica School
Cincinnati, Ohio
The goal of our Spirit Families is to help the members of our ever-growing school population build strong character and a greater sense of community.
The Humane Society Service Learning Project
Rockwood Early Childhood
Chesterfield, Missouri
The Rockwood Early Childhood Humane Society Service Learning Project promotes humane education that teaches children to care about animals with which we share our Earth while fostering respect, responsibility, and kindness for all living creatures, resulting in children of stronger character, ethics and values.
Rockwood Early Childhood
Chesterfield, Missouri
The Rockwood Early Childhood Humane Society Service Learning Project promotes humane education that teaches children to care about animals with which we share our Earth while fostering respect, responsibility, and kindness for all living creatures, resulting in children of stronger character, ethics and values.
Speak Up!
Riverbend School
Pacific, Missouri
Speak Up! encourages students to report incidents of bullying and peer conflicts to help resolve issues and prevent them in the future.
Riverbend School
Pacific, Missouri
Speak Up! encourages students to report incidents of bullying and peer conflicts to help resolve issues and prevent them in the future.
Compassionate Classrooms
PS 119
Brooklyn, New York
Compassionate Classrooms is a Service Learning philosophy whose mission is to cultivate within our students a common empathy for those less fortunate and a genuine caring about the earth we inhabit together.
PS 119
Brooklyn, New York
Compassionate Classrooms is a Service Learning philosophy whose mission is to cultivate within our students a common empathy for those less fortunate and a genuine caring about the earth we inhabit together.
Pittsburg: Elm Acres Service Learning Projects
Pittsburg High School
Pittsburg, Kansas
Elm Acres students engage in real life projects that make a difference in the students' lives and positively impact the lives of people in our community.
Pittsburg High School
Pittsburg, Kansas
Elm Acres students engage in real life projects that make a difference in the students' lives and positively impact the lives of people in our community.
Developing Knowledge and Values through Mathematics
Oakville Middle School
St. Louis, Missouri
This practice works to build community and increase student knowledge of service to others through mathematics, done by working in cooperative groups and caring for others outside the school community.
Oakville Middle School
St. Louis, Missouri
This practice works to build community and increase student knowledge of service to others through mathematics, done by working in cooperative groups and caring for others outside the school community.
A Middle School's Empty Bowls Are Filled with Hope
Oakville Middle School
St. Louis, Missouri
Through differentiated instruction and cooperation, middle school students organize Empty Bowl Luncheon for Feed My People, the local food bank, thrift store, and advocate for the rights of the poor.
Oakville Middle School
St. Louis, Missouri
Through differentiated instruction and cooperation, middle school students organize Empty Bowl Luncheon for Feed My People, the local food bank, thrift store, and advocate for the rights of the poor.
Flying High With Millard Hawk Pride
Millard Hawk Primary School
Central Square, New York
This practice allowed our young children to understand the history behind September 11, 2001 and to work hand in hand with the community in turning the day's tenth anniversary into a day of service.
Millard Hawk Primary School
Central Square, New York
This practice allowed our young children to understand the history behind September 11, 2001 and to work hand in hand with the community in turning the day's tenth anniversary into a day of service.
Small Hands, Big Heart -- NICU Care Packages
Meramec Heights Elementary School
Arnold, Missouri
Small Hands, Big Heart is a music service-learning project to help students experience empathy by providing care packages to families with infants in the NICU to offer a touch of comfort.
Meramec Heights Elementary School
Arnold, Missouri
Small Hands, Big Heart is a music service-learning project to help students experience empathy by providing care packages to families with infants in the NICU to offer a touch of comfort.
Pillows for Soldiers
Mehlville High School
St. Louis, Missouri
Through Stagecraft and the Thespian, Troupe students collect money and write messages for travel pillows to be distributed through the USO for military members flying in and out of St. Louis Lambert Airport.
Mehlville High School
St. Louis, Missouri
Through Stagecraft and the Thespian, Troupe students collect money and write messages for travel pillows to be distributed through the USO for military members flying in and out of St. Louis Lambert Airport.
Teenage Health Consultant Program
Mehlville High School
St. Louis, Missouri
Mehlville High School students are trained to make presentations on good decision-making to their peers during the school day.
Mehlville High School
St. Louis, Missouri
Mehlville High School students are trained to make presentations on good decision-making to their peers during the school day.
Student Leadership Committee
McMurray Elementary School
McMurray, Pennsylvania
The Student Leadership Committee is a group of motivated students that work to lead the school and leave a legacy in the understanding of the Core Values and Eight Habits of Highly Effective Leaders.
McMurray Elementary School
McMurray, Pennsylvania
The Student Leadership Committee is a group of motivated students that work to lead the school and leave a legacy in the understanding of the Core Values and Eight Habits of Highly Effective Leaders.
The Million Minor March
Maplewood Richmond Heights High School
St. Louis, Missouri
The Million Minor March is an epidemic of goodwill in which kids 1) perform an act of goodwill; 2) document their act and register on our website; and 3) march for their cause on May 5 in downtown STL.
Maplewood Richmond Heights High School
St. Louis, Missouri
The Million Minor March is an epidemic of goodwill in which kids 1) perform an act of goodwill; 2) document their act and register on our website; and 3) march for their cause on May 5 in downtown STL.
Buddy Bag Program--Reaching Everyone
Lincoln County R-III School District
Troy, Missouri
This practice provides food for weekends for 60 elementary students who attend one of our six elementary schools. The Buddy Bags are packed weekly by our High School athletes.
Lincoln County R-III School District
Troy, Missouri
This practice provides food for weekends for 60 elementary students who attend one of our six elementary schools. The Buddy Bags are packed weekly by our High School athletes.
The Steen School Garden of Peace and Hope
Lillian M. Steen School
Bogota, New Jersey
The Steen School Garden of Peace and Hope is located on the property of this K-6 School and created to foster an understanding of peace, hope, community, respect and a commitment to becoming responsible citizens of the world.
Lillian M. Steen School
Bogota, New Jersey
The Steen School Garden of Peace and Hope is located on the property of this K-6 School and created to foster an understanding of peace, hope, community, respect and a commitment to becoming responsible citizens of the world.
Humanitarian Club
Lehighton Area Middle School
Lehighton, Pennsylvania
This practice involves students volunteering to be part of a club that has the sole purpose of helping others.
Lehighton Area Middle School
Lehighton, Pennsylvania
This practice involves students volunteering to be part of a club that has the sole purpose of helping others.
Growing Green and Environmental Stewardship
Lawrenceville Elementary School
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Lawrenceville Elementary students become environmental stewards by growing, harvesting, and sharing crops, composting lunchroom waste and engaging in curriculum-based learning in the garden space.
Lawrenceville Elementary School
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Lawrenceville Elementary students become environmental stewards by growing, harvesting, and sharing crops, composting lunchroom waste and engaging in curriculum-based learning in the garden space.
L.I.S. Outstanding Owls Leadership Club
Lawrence Intermediate School
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
The L.I.S. Leadership Clubs empower and encourage all 6th grade students to take care, responsibility, accountability, and ownership of our school and student community.
Lawrence Intermediate School
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
The L.I.S. Leadership Clubs empower and encourage all 6th grade students to take care, responsibility, accountability, and ownership of our school and student community.
Hearts for the Homeless
Langtree Elementary School
Hamilton Township, New Jersey
Hearts for the Homeless is an exceptional, character-building program which incorportates students, staff, parents, and members of the community in assisting homeless women and children.
Langtree Elementary School
Hamilton Township, New Jersey
Hearts for the Homeless is an exceptional, character-building program which incorportates students, staff, parents, and members of the community in assisting homeless women and children.
Serve to Learn/Animal Shelter
Rougher Alternative Academy
Muskogee, Oklahoma
Our students are scheduled one afternoon per month to volunteer their time at the local animal shelter where they walk the dogs, brush them, or just spend time petting them.
Rougher Alternative Academy
Muskogee, Oklahoma
Our students are scheduled one afternoon per month to volunteer their time at the local animal shelter where they walk the dogs, brush them, or just spend time petting them.
Operation Food Search
Lafayette High School
Wildwood, Missouri
Operation Food Search is an annual food drive that Lafayette students and staff organize and implement each year in order to provide a local food pantry with supplies during the holiday seasons.
Lafayette High School
Wildwood, Missouri
Operation Food Search is an annual food drive that Lafayette students and staff organize and implement each year in order to provide a local food pantry with supplies during the holiday seasons.
Fifth Grade Farming Service Project
L.G. Cooper Elementary School
Cliffwood Beach, New Jersey
Cooper School's fifth graders planted, tended, and harvested crops at Hauser Hills Farms; the produce was donated to the Old Bridge Food Bank.
L.G. Cooper Elementary School
Cliffwood Beach, New Jersey
Cooper School's fifth graders planted, tended, and harvested crops at Hauser Hills Farms; the produce was donated to the Old Bridge Food Bank.
Honoring American Heroes
Jefferson City Public School
Jefferson City, Missouri
This practice consists of a community of schools coming together to honor our veterans for their service to country.
Jefferson City Public School
Jefferson City, Missouri
This practice consists of a community of schools coming together to honor our veterans for their service to country.
Impact: Student Leadership in Action
Kiowa County Jr. High School
Greensburg, Kansas
Impact is an open-membership leadership training organization with seven different committees, each of which offers a student chair position as a way to promote leadership and increase student ownership.
Kiowa County Jr. High School
Greensburg, Kansas
Impact is an open-membership leadership training organization with seven different committees, each of which offers a student chair position as a way to promote leadership and increase student ownership.
80's for Alzheimer's -- Students Dancing for a Cure
Whittier Elementary
Muskogee, Oklahoma
Since 2009 Whittier Elementary has held an 80's-themed dance to raise funds to help find a cure for Alzheimer's disease. To date, students have sent over $600 to the Alzheimer's Association.
Whittier Elementary
Muskogee, Oklahoma
Since 2009 Whittier Elementary has held an 80's-themed dance to raise funds to help find a cure for Alzheimer's disease. To date, students have sent over $600 to the Alzheimer's Association.
S.U.P.E.R. Club (Students Understanding Philanthropy and Educating Relationships)
Sadler Arts Academy
Muskogee, Oklahoma
S.U.P.E.R. Club (Students Understanding Philanthropy and Educating Relationships) is a student led humanitarian group that promotes character through service learning projects in school and community.
Sadler Arts Academy
Muskogee, Oklahoma
S.U.P.E.R. Club (Students Understanding Philanthropy and Educating Relationships) is a student led humanitarian group that promotes character through service learning projects in school and community.
Rougher 300 Club
Muskogee High School
Muskogee, Oklahoma
Rougher 300 is a community service recognition initiative by MHS in partnership with the Muskogee Chamber of Commerce and Muskogee Non-profit Resource Center.
Muskogee High School
Muskogee, Oklahoma
Rougher 300 is a community service recognition initiative by MHS in partnership with the Muskogee Chamber of Commerce and Muskogee Non-profit Resource Center.
Character through the "Ages"
Ironwood Area Schools
Ironwood, Michigan
The 7th grade Service-Learning class "adopts" a nursing home for the year.
Ironwood Area Schools
Ironwood, Michigan
The 7th grade Service-Learning class "adopts" a nursing home for the year.
Crucial Catch
Imagine Bella Academy of Excellence
Cleveland, Ohio
The Crucial Catch uses student leadership to involve faculty and staff, students, parents and community members in raising awareness of and support for the fight against breast cancer.
Imagine Bella Academy of Excellence
Cleveland, Ohio
The Crucial Catch uses student leadership to involve faculty and staff, students, parents and community members in raising awareness of and support for the fight against breast cancer.
Service-Learning Projects on Environmental Issues
Harlan Elementary School
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Harlan fourth graders are participating in project-based service learning projects to help improve the environment by researching issues, raising awareness, and taking action.
Harlan Elementary School
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Harlan fourth graders are participating in project-based service learning projects to help improve the environment by researching issues, raising awareness, and taking action.
Gators Earn, Learn, and Give Back
Green Pines Elementary
Wildwood, Missouri
Third grade students raise money through a read-a-thon and a garage sale and use the funds to purchase items for a local homeless shelter.
Green Pines Elementary
Wildwood, Missouri
Third grade students raise money through a read-a-thon and a garage sale and use the funds to purchase items for a local homeless shelter.
The Happiness Project
Gotsch Intermediate School
St. Louis, Missouri
The students made a happiness book for children that were in the hospital.
Gotsch Intermediate School
St. Louis, Missouri
The students made a happiness book for children that were in the hospital.
"I Stand For You" Community Blood Drive
Geggie Elementary
Eureka, Missouri
The Geggie Elementary annual Blood Drive is a student-led community service learning project in which students and donors work together to help the American Red Cross.
Geggie Elementary
Eureka, Missouri
The Geggie Elementary annual Blood Drive is a student-led community service learning project in which students and donors work together to help the American Red Cross.
The Greenwood Community Garden
Greenwood Elementary School
River Falls, Wisconsin
As part of a school-wide service learning initiative, students, teachers, and parents from Greenwood Elementary built and managed a school garden with all produce being donated to a local food shelf.
Greenwood Elementary School
River Falls, Wisconsin
As part of a school-wide service learning initiative, students, teachers, and parents from Greenwood Elementary built and managed a school garden with all produce being donated to a local food shelf.
Green Paws - Forsyth M.S. Environmental Club
Forsyth Middle School
Forsyth, Missouri
The mission of Green Paws is to learn about, implement, and spread awareness of efforts to be more environmentally responsible in our school.
Forsyth Middle School
Forsyth, Missouri
The mission of Green Paws is to learn about, implement, and spread awareness of efforts to be more environmentally responsible in our school.
Project Stray Rescue at Forder Elementary
Forder Elementary
St. Louis, Missouri
Students and Staff at Forder Elementary provided fundraising opportunities to raise money for Stray Rescue. They brought in necessary items such as blankets, dog food, collars, peanut butter, and leashes. They raised awareness by listening to Stray Rescue volunteers and staff members and then taking it back to their family and friends.
Forder Elementary
St. Louis, Missouri
Students and Staff at Forder Elementary provided fundraising opportunities to raise money for Stray Rescue. They brought in necessary items such as blankets, dog food, collars, peanut butter, and leashes. They raised awareness by listening to Stray Rescue volunteers and staff members and then taking it back to their family and friends.
Healing heARTS!
Fairway Elementary School
Wildwood, Missouri
Fifth and first grade buddy classes created ceramic hearts during art classes that were donated to St. Louis Children's Hospital.
Fairway Elementary School
Wildwood, Missouri
Fifth and first grade buddy classes created ceramic hearts during art classes that were donated to St. Louis Children's Hospital.
Books For Babies
Ellis Middle School
Austin, Minnesota
Ellis Middle School students collected new books for new babies born in Austin.
Ellis Middle School
Austin, Minnesota
Ellis Middle School students collected new books for new babies born in Austin.
Community Outreach Program
East Elementary
Jefferson City, Missouri
Each year East Elementary reaches out to support the local community through moral actions.
East Elementary
Jefferson City, Missouri
Each year East Elementary reaches out to support the local community through moral actions.
Cereal Drive
Don Earl Early Childhood
Arnold, Missouri
This early childhood service learning project allowed our preschool students to partner with the food pantry while learning about healthy breakfast choices.
Don Earl Early Childhood
Arnold, Missouri
This early childhood service learning project allowed our preschool students to partner with the food pantry while learning about healthy breakfast choices.
"Blankets of Love"
Cranford High School
Cranford, New Jersey
"Blankets of Love" is a service-learning project that originated five years ago with a community request for blankets for children with cancer.
Cranford High School
Cranford, New Jersey
"Blankets of Love" is a service-learning project that originated five years ago with a community request for blankets for children with cancer.
Concord Kids Care
Concord Elementary School
St. Louis, Missouri
Concord Elementary students initiated "Concord Kids Care" in an empathetic effort to help other kids at a local Children's Hospital and in Joplin, MO, where a tornado devastated their homes/schools.
Concord Elementary School
St. Louis, Missouri
Concord Elementary students initiated "Concord Kids Care" in an empathetic effort to help other kids at a local Children's Hospital and in Joplin, MO, where a tornado devastated their homes/schools.
5th Graders Create Books for Peru Orphans
Carmel Elementary School
Woodstock, Georgia
Students in fifth grade language arts classes at Carmel ES wrote, illustrated, and bound 39 hard-back bilingual books (English with Spanish translations) for children in a Peru Orphanage.
Carmel Elementary School
Woodstock, Georgia
Students in fifth grade language arts classes at Carmel ES wrote, illustrated, and bound 39 hard-back bilingual books (English with Spanish translations) for children in a Peru Orphanage.
Citizenship Day
Buhler High School
Buhler, Kansas
Students and teachers from Buhler High School engaged in activities to improve and beautify their school and community.
Buhler High School
Buhler, Kansas
Students and teachers from Buhler High School engaged in activities to improve and beautify their school and community.
Developing Character Through Community Partners
Brookstone School
Columbus, Georgia
Brookstone School develops character in Lower School students by connecting with the community through the Lower School Week of Service and other special events.
Brookstone School
Columbus, Georgia
Brookstone School develops character in Lower School students by connecting with the community through the Lower School Week of Service and other special events.
Operation PEACE Project
Bowles Elementary
Fenton, Missouri
Bowles Elementary began an ongoing service learning, community-action initiative called Operation PEACE Project which stands for People, Environment, Animals, Concern, for Everyone.
Bowles Elementary
Fenton, Missouri
Bowles Elementary began an ongoing service learning, community-action initiative called Operation PEACE Project which stands for People, Environment, Animals, Concern, for Everyone.
Winter Celebration: Honoring Kids Kicking Cancer
Berkshire Middle School
Beverly Hills, Michigan
Winter Celebration: Honoring Kids Kicking Cancer is a Saturday event filled with games, activities, food and music that involved students, staff, parents and community members.
Berkshire Middle School
Beverly Hills, Michigan
Winter Celebration: Honoring Kids Kicking Cancer is a Saturday event filled with games, activities, food and music that involved students, staff, parents and community members.
Gift Bags for Veterans
Beasley Elementary School
St. Louis, Missouri
Beasley Elementary students decorated gift bags and then filled the bags with needed items that they had collected for veterans at the Jefferson Barracks Veterans Hospital.
Beasley Elementary School
St. Louis, Missouri
Beasley Elementary students decorated gift bags and then filled the bags with needed items that they had collected for veterans at the Jefferson Barracks Veterans Hospital.
B.D. Lee Adopts Organizations at Kindness Fair
B. D. Lee Elementary School
Gaffney, South Carolina
World Kindness Day came to B. D. Lee Elementary, where students learned that helping the underprivileged in our community is important to those they serve, as well as themselves.
B. D. Lee Elementary School
Gaffney, South Carolina
World Kindness Day came to B. D. Lee Elementary, where students learned that helping the underprivileged in our community is important to those they serve, as well as themselves.
Wohlwend Project ENGAGE
Wohlwend Elementary
St. Louis, Missouri
Wohlwend Project ENGAGE encourages students to give back to the community by performing service projects around the neighborhood and school community.
Wohlwend Elementary
St. Louis, Missouri
Wohlwend Project ENGAGE encourages students to give back to the community by performing service projects around the neighborhood and school community.
Circle of Concern Birthday Club
Woerther Elementary School
Rockwood, Missouri
As an alternative to bringing in birthday treats, students and staff members are encouraged to donate gift bags of cake mix, icing and birthday supplies to the Circle of Concern food pantry.
Woerther Elementary School
Rockwood, Missouri
As an alternative to bringing in birthday treats, students and staff members are encouraged to donate gift bags of cake mix, icing and birthday supplies to the Circle of Concern food pantry.
Change the World through Your Heart through Service Learning
Westridge Elementary School
Ballwin, Missouri
Westridge students choose a service learning topic to research that directly impacts a student or family in their grade level and develop a plan for learning about the topic and presenting it to the rest of the school via an altruistic activity.
Westridge Elementary School
Ballwin, Missouri
Westridge students choose a service learning topic to research that directly impacts a student or family in their grade level and develop a plan for learning about the topic and presenting it to the rest of the school via an altruistic activity.
Senior Capstone Project
West Springfield High School
Fairfax County, Virginia
This project empowers a group of seniors to develop a character education workshop that can be shared with underserved members of the local community.
West Springfield High School
Fairfax County, Virginia
This project empowers a group of seniors to develop a character education workshop that can be shared with underserved members of the local community.
Service Learning Project for the Needy
Upper Merion Area Middle School
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
Middle school students, grades 5-8, work together to create gift bags to donate to the needy at a local soup kitchen.
Upper Merion Area Middle School
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
Middle school students, grades 5-8, work together to create gift bags to donate to the needy at a local soup kitchen.
"Creating a Community" Service-Learning Project
Wilbur Trimpe Middle School
Bethalto, Illinois
Students participate in a community clean-up service day.
Wilbur Trimpe Middle School
Bethalto, Illinois
Students participate in a community clean-up service day.
"Oh, the Places We'll Go" Through Service-Learning
Truman Elementary School
St. Louis, Missouri
Truman Buddy Classes embraced several service-learning projects to respond to the needs of children and their families in our school, our community, and in other lands after an initial school-wide project focusing on the adoption of Haitian orphans.
Truman Elementary School
St. Louis, Missouri
Truman Buddy Classes embraced several service-learning projects to respond to the needs of children and their families in our school, our community, and in other lands after an initial school-wide project focusing on the adoption of Haitian orphans.
Class Character Competition - “The Golden Stone”
Thomas Stone High School
Waldorf, Maryland
Students compete monthly in areas such as attendance, community service projects, recycling drives, food drives, blood drives, clothing drives, grade point averages, and least amount of disciplinary referrals in an attempt to win "The Golden Stone."
Thomas Stone High School
Waldorf, Maryland
Students compete monthly in areas such as attendance, community service projects, recycling drives, food drives, blood drives, clothing drives, grade point averages, and least amount of disciplinary referrals in an attempt to win "The Golden Stone."
Everyone A Leader
Stanton Elementary
Fenton, Missouri
We moved from positional leadership to inclusive leadership by dissolving all student leadership groups and including every third to fifth grader in various leadership projects at least once each quarter.
Stanton Elementary
Fenton, Missouri
We moved from positional leadership to inclusive leadership by dissolving all student leadership groups and including every third to fifth grader in various leadership projects at least once each quarter.
Giving Students a Meaningful Voice in Educational Decisions
Southern Valley Jr./Sr. High School
Oxford, Nebraska
Students are allowed to vote on which teachers receive funding for classroom technology ideas.
Southern Valley Jr./Sr. High School
Oxford, Nebraska
Students are allowed to vote on which teachers receive funding for classroom technology ideas.
Special Needs Prom
Seckman High School
Imperial, Missouri
A prom hosted and attended by student council is provided free to students with special needs from many area high schools through donations from the community.
Seckman High School
Imperial, Missouri
A prom hosted and attended by student council is provided free to students with special needs from many area high schools through donations from the community.
Season of Service, Period of Peace
San Leandro High School
San Leandro, California
The "Season of Service, Period of Peace" is a ten-week period from Martin Luther King Day in January through Cesar Chavez Day at the end of March where students engage in non-violence related/peace oriented service projects.
San Leandro High School
San Leandro, California
The "Season of Service, Period of Peace" is a ten-week period from Martin Luther King Day in January through Cesar Chavez Day at the end of March where students engage in non-violence related/peace oriented service projects.
“Soup”er Bowl Celebration
Sag Harbor Elementary
Sag Harbor, New York
Enthusiasm and sportsmanship come together to support our “Soup”er Bowl service learning event that benefits the local food pantry.
Sag Harbor Elementary
Sag Harbor, New York
Enthusiasm and sportsmanship come together to support our “Soup”er Bowl service learning event that benefits the local food pantry.
Capacity to Care
Sadler Arts Academy
Muskogee, Oklahoma
Creating The Capacity to Care forges friendships between fourth graders and residents of assisted living centers.
Sadler Arts Academy
Muskogee, Oklahoma
Creating The Capacity to Care forges friendships between fourth graders and residents of assisted living centers.
Heart to Heart Project
Rogers Elementary
St. Louis, Missouri
The second grade students at Rogers Elementary work together to choose and learn about a special cause in our community or world then organize and implement an annual project around Valentine's Day that promotes character values of respect, responsibility, caring, cooperation, citizenship, and perseverance.
Rogers Elementary
St. Louis, Missouri
The second grade students at Rogers Elementary work together to choose and learn about a special cause in our community or world then organize and implement an annual project around Valentine's Day that promotes character values of respect, responsibility, caring, cooperation, citizenship, and perseverance.
Open Hearts, Open Doors
Oakville Elementary School
St. Louis, Missouri
Fifth grade students at Oakville Elementary participated in an outreach program involving the Open Door Animal Sanctuary in House Springs, Missouri.
Oakville Elementary School
St. Louis, Missouri
Fifth grade students at Oakville Elementary participated in an outreach program involving the Open Door Animal Sanctuary in House Springs, Missouri.
Celebrating Veterans Day Throughout the Year
Oak Brook Elementary School
Ballwin, Missouri
Oak Brook Elementary students honor veterans on Veterans Day and throughout the year by participating in a Veterans Day ceremony and supporting the Fisher House on an ongoing basis.
Oak Brook Elementary School
Ballwin, Missouri
Oak Brook Elementary students honor veterans on Veterans Day and throughout the year by participating in a Veterans Day ceremony and supporting the Fisher House on an ongoing basis.
Kids Helping Kids Project
Point Elementary
St. Louis, Missouri
The “Kids Helping Kids” project is a service-learning activity that was initiated by a first grader which blossomed into a school-wide project that made students aware of childhood cancer and how Point School students impacted the organization Friend
Point Elementary
St. Louis, Missouri
The “Kids Helping Kids” project is a service-learning activity that was initiated by a first grader which blossomed into a school-wide project that made students aware of childhood cancer and how Point School students impacted the organization Friend
The G.R.E.E.N. Team (Growing Recyclers for Earth's Environmental Needs)
North Pike Elementary School
Summit, Mississippi
Students demonstrate social responsibility by managing a community accessible school based recycling program.
North Pike Elementary School
Summit, Mississippi
Students demonstrate social responsibility by managing a community accessible school based recycling program.
Project S.A.V.E.
Pershing Elementary
Muskogee, Oklahoma
Our mission is to encourage students to become caring individuals and stop bullies from becoming a part of our environment; instead, students will focus on positive character traits and recognize and celebrate each other’s successes.
Pershing Elementary
Muskogee, Oklahoma
Our mission is to encourage students to become caring individuals and stop bullies from becoming a part of our environment; instead, students will focus on positive character traits and recognize and celebrate each other’s successes.
School Ambassadors Serving the School and Community
North Boulevard Elementary School
Pompton Plains, New Jersey
Positive school culture is enhanced when students select projects that promote volunteerism and social awareness of the needs that face both the school and community.
North Boulevard Elementary School
Pompton Plains, New Jersey
Positive school culture is enhanced when students select projects that promote volunteerism and social awareness of the needs that face both the school and community.
How We Share the Planet
Morganton Day School
Morganton, North Carolina
The purpose of this project is for students to identify a need in the community, find a solution and take sustainable action.
Morganton Day School
Morganton, North Carolina
The purpose of this project is for students to identify a need in the community, find a solution and take sustainable action.
S.T.R.E.A.M.S.
Morgan Selvidge Middle School
Ballwin, Missouri
This service group strives to make Selvidge a better place for everyone.
Morgan Selvidge Middle School
Ballwin, Missouri
This service group strives to make Selvidge a better place for everyone.
Celebrating America: A Tribute To Our Heroes
Meramec Heights Elementary School
Arnold, Missouri
Celebrating America: A Tribute To Our Heroes is a music service-learning project that connects meaningful service to the community with classroom instruction that enriches learning, teaches civic responsibility, and fosters personal growth.
Meramec Heights Elementary School
Arnold, Missouri
Celebrating America: A Tribute To Our Heroes is a music service-learning project that connects meaningful service to the community with classroom instruction that enriches learning, teaches civic responsibility, and fosters personal growth.
Feeding Our Learning
Mill Pond Intermediate School
Westborough, Massachusetts
Feeding Our Learning is a program that addresses hunger and how our community is assisting families.
Mill Pond Intermediate School
Westborough, Massachusetts
Feeding Our Learning is a program that addresses hunger and how our community is assisting families.
Project E.N.G.A.G.E.
Mehlville School District
Saint Louis, Missouri
Project "ENGAGE" is our District's effort to ENGAGE all of our students, staff and family members in meaningful service to others.
Mehlville School District
Saint Louis, Missouri
Project "ENGAGE" is our District's effort to ENGAGE all of our students, staff and family members in meaningful service to others.
Mehlville's Sewing for Soldiers
Mehlville High School
Saint Louis, Missouri
Students used donated fabric in the Fundamental Sewing class to make Scotty Dog pillows and lap-pads for soldiers in a student's mom's battalion and other veterans.
Mehlville High School
Saint Louis, Missouri
Students used donated fabric in the Fundamental Sewing class to make Scotty Dog pillows and lap-pads for soldiers in a student's mom's battalion and other veterans.
Sewing for Santa
Mehlville High School
Saint Louis, Missouri
Students used donated fabric in the Fundamental Sewing class to make Scotty Dog pillows that were incorporated in the shoeboxes as part of the annual Shoebox Project.
Mehlville High School
Saint Louis, Missouri
Students used donated fabric in the Fundamental Sewing class to make Scotty Dog pillows that were incorporated in the shoeboxes as part of the annual Shoebox Project.
Community Partners' Service that Saves
Lindbergh High School
St. Louis, Missouri
Lindbergh Interact Club student members who were distraught after learning of thousands of needless deaths annually in Guatemala partner with the local Rotary Club to make a difference.
Lindbergh High School
St. Louis, Missouri
Lindbergh Interact Club student members who were distraught after learning of thousands of needless deaths annually in Guatemala partner with the local Rotary Club to make a difference.
Service with Song
Kennerly Elementary School
St. Louis, Missouri
Kennerly Character Choir encourages 4th and 5th grade students to reach out to the community using the power of their voices enriched by the presence of their positive character.
Kennerly Elementary School
St. Louis, Missouri
Kennerly Character Choir encourages 4th and 5th grade students to reach out to the community using the power of their voices enriched by the presence of their positive character.
Garden Ambassadors
Julian Elementary School
Julian, California
Garden Ambassadors are a select group of fifth graders who represent our school garden by giving garden tours, leading activities for other students, making presentations, and promoting the garden on our campus and in our community.
Julian Elementary School
Julian, California
Garden Ambassadors are a select group of fifth graders who represent our school garden by giving garden tours, leading activities for other students, making presentations, and promoting the garden on our campus and in our community.
Watching Good Character Grow- Norrie Park Project
Ironwood Area Schools
Ironwood, Michigan
The objective is to offer our students service to our community through beautifying Norrie Park through flower planting, educational instruction, and work with community members.
Ironwood Area Schools
Ironwood, Michigan
The objective is to offer our students service to our community through beautifying Norrie Park through flower planting, educational instruction, and work with community members.
Creating Confidence Through Character Day
Jefferson City Academic Center
Jefferson City, Missouri
CCC Day introduces students to the school while emphasizing the importance of character education and service learning in the school.
Jefferson City Academic Center
Jefferson City, Missouri
CCC Day introduces students to the school while emphasizing the importance of character education and service learning in the school.
We Are Bucket Fillers!
Imagine Klepinger Road Community School
Dayton, Ohio
A character-building program was implemented in my classroom to raise self-esteem and to increase self-monitoring behavior.
Imagine Klepinger Road Community School
Dayton, Ohio
A character-building program was implemented in my classroom to raise self-esteem and to increase self-monitoring behavior.
Growing Happy Kids with Dr. Seuss
House Springs Elementary School
House Springs, Missouri
“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” –Dr. Seuss (The Lorax) House Springs Elementary is growing happy kids by studying and discussing The Seven Habits of Happy Kids and supporting the habits through character exemplars from Dr. Seuss books.
House Springs Elementary School
House Springs, Missouri
“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” –Dr. Seuss (The Lorax) House Springs Elementary is growing happy kids by studying and discussing The Seven Habits of Happy Kids and supporting the habits through character exemplars from Dr. Seuss books.
Character Education Club
Holly Glen Elementary School
Williamstown, New Jersey
The Character Education Club (CEC) was formed to allow students to have a shared voice in helping to improve their school community as well as the world around them.
Holly Glen Elementary School
Williamstown, New Jersey
The Character Education Club (CEC) was formed to allow students to have a shared voice in helping to improve their school community as well as the world around them.
The School Provides Students With Opportunities for Moral Action
Hampstead Middle School
Hampstead, New Hampshire
Students have created an Anti-Bullying Committee to help all students understand and appropriately respond to bullying situations.
Hampstead Middle School
Hampstead, New Hampshire
Students have created an Anti-Bullying Committee to help all students understand and appropriately respond to bullying situations.
Breakfast for Angels Arms
Hagemann Elementary School
St. Louis, Missouri
Kindergarten children celebrate the 100th day of school by collecting 100 boxes of cereal to donate to Angels Arms.
Hagemann Elementary School
St. Louis, Missouri
Kindergarten children celebrate the 100th day of school by collecting 100 boxes of cereal to donate to Angels Arms.
The Great Greenwood Giveaway
Greenwood Elementary School
River Falls, Wisconsin
As part of a school-wide service learning initiative, students, teachers, and parents from Greenwood Elementary School organized, promoted, and ran a free garage sale for community members in need.
Greenwood Elementary School
River Falls, Wisconsin
As part of a school-wide service learning initiative, students, teachers, and parents from Greenwood Elementary School organized, promoted, and ran a free garage sale for community members in need.
Gettys Gives Back
Gettys Middle School
Easley, South Carolina
Gettys Gives Back offers students the privilege of demonstrating a moral responsibility to help those in greater need by giving of themselves and tangible life-changing treasures through charitable activities designed to equate privilege with responsibility.
Gettys Middle School
Easley, South Carolina
Gettys Gives Back offers students the privilege of demonstrating a moral responsibility to help those in greater need by giving of themselves and tangible life-changing treasures through charitable activities designed to equate privilege with responsibility.
S.O.S. -- Sending Our Sunshine
George Guffey Elementary
Fenton, Missouri
The students at George Guffey Elementary made items and held a laundry detergent collection for families with babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at St. John’s Mercy Medical Center in St. Louis County.
George Guffey Elementary
Fenton, Missouri
The students at George Guffey Elementary made items and held a laundry detergent collection for families with babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at St. John’s Mercy Medical Center in St. Louis County.
Make a Difference Day
Fox Middle School
Arnold, Missouri
"Make a Difference Day" is a student organized fair that informs students, staff, and the community about what they can do to make a difference in our world.
Fox Middle School
Arnold, Missouri
"Make a Difference Day" is a student organized fair that informs students, staff, and the community about what they can do to make a difference in our world.
Fox Olympics
Fox High School
Arnold, Missouri
What began as simple community service through Fox High School has evolved into student-initiated and student-led learning that reaches out to our special needs community.
Fox High School
Arnold, Missouri
What began as simple community service through Fox High School has evolved into student-initiated and student-led learning that reaches out to our special needs community.
Project Hope
Fox High School
Arnold, Missouri
Project Hope allowed our industrial arts students the opportunity to turn a project in to a humbling, empowering, real life experience and offer someone in our community a glimmer of HOPE.
Fox High School
Arnold, Missouri
Project Hope allowed our industrial arts students the opportunity to turn a project in to a humbling, empowering, real life experience and offer someone in our community a glimmer of HOPE.
Neighbors in Need Food Drive
Forest Avenue School
Glen Ridge, New Jersey
Forest Avenue School’s “Neighbors in Need” food drive, benefiting a local church, enabled students to stock, shop and personally bag over 75 family-sized Thanksgiving meals in a school-wide market-style pantry.
Forest Avenue School
Glen Ridge, New Jersey
Forest Avenue School’s “Neighbors in Need” food drive, benefiting a local church, enabled students to stock, shop and personally bag over 75 family-sized Thanksgiving meals in a school-wide market-style pantry.
Project Hero
Ellisville Elementary School
Ellisville, Missouri
Project Hero was a school-wide service learning project that focused on learning about, celebrating and supporting veterans in our school community and the active military that pass through the Missouri USO at St. Louis Lambert Airport.
Ellisville Elementary School
Ellisville, Missouri
Project Hero was a school-wide service learning project that focused on learning about, celebrating and supporting veterans in our school community and the active military that pass through the Missouri USO at St. Louis Lambert Airport.
Moral Action in Practice.
Felisa Rincon de Gautier Institute for Law and Public Policy
Bronx, New York
Promoting moral action through murals!
Felisa Rincon de Gautier Institute for Law and Public Policy
Bronx, New York
Promoting moral action through murals!
Veteran's Celebration Day
Edgewood Middle School
Wooster, Ohio
Veteran’s Celebration Day is a time when our staff prepares our student body with activities developing core character values and ethics to support the active and retired veterans in their community, enabling the students to honor, show respect and feel empathy towards those who served and are currently serving America.
Edgewood Middle School
Wooster, Ohio
Veteran’s Celebration Day is a time when our staff prepares our student body with activities developing core character values and ethics to support the active and retired veterans in their community, enabling the students to honor, show respect and feel empathy towards those who served and are currently serving America.
Socks to the Rescue
Fairway Elementary School
Wildwood, Missouri
Principle #5 provided our students with the opportunity to exhibit moral action.
Fairway Elementary School
Wildwood, Missouri
Principle #5 provided our students with the opportunity to exhibit moral action.
Dixie Cares
Dixie Hollins High School
St. Petersburg, Florida
Dixie Cares is a program we started this year to encourage the entire school community to work together to help our surrounding community.
Dixie Hollins High School
St. Petersburg, Florida
Dixie Cares is a program we started this year to encourage the entire school community to work together to help our surrounding community.
Panther Publications
Cuivre Park Elementary
Troy, Missouri
Student writers, photographers, and editors at Cuivre Park Elementary in Troy, Missouri publicize their core values each month in the school newspaper as well as design, edit, and compile the school yearbook.
Cuivre Park Elementary
Troy, Missouri
Student writers, photographers, and editors at Cuivre Park Elementary in Troy, Missouri publicize their core values each month in the school newspaper as well as design, edit, and compile the school yearbook.
Heroes for the Planet/STAND (Students Taking Action Daily)
Cypress Woods Elementary
Palm Harbor, Florida
Fifth grade students find voice and confidence by identifying and researching social issues that are important to them.
Cypress Woods Elementary
Palm Harbor, Florida
Fifth grade students find voice and confidence by identifying and researching social issues that are important to them.
Cutting Boards for Toys
Cranford High School
Cranford, New Jersey
Students use recycled scrap lumber to make cutting boards which they sell to raise funds to purchase toys for donation to Toys for Tots and Center for Hope Hospice.
Cranford High School
Cranford, New Jersey
Students use recycled scrap lumber to make cutting boards which they sell to raise funds to purchase toys for donation to Toys for Tots and Center for Hope Hospice.
Angel Tree
Clifton-Clyde High School
Clyde, Kansas
The students in the career exploration class researched, organized, and implemented an Angel Tree in the school for students and community members to have the opportunity to provide gifts to children who might otherwise not receive them.
Clifton-Clyde High School
Clyde, Kansas
The students in the career exploration class researched, organized, and implemented an Angel Tree in the school for students and community members to have the opportunity to provide gifts to children who might otherwise not receive them.
Adopt-A-Marine
Chesterfield Elementary School
Chesterfield, Missouri
Our class adopted and supported several U.S. Marines deployed to Afghanistan by sending letters of encouragement and care packages.
Chesterfield Elementary School
Chesterfield, Missouri
Our class adopted and supported several U.S. Marines deployed to Afghanistan by sending letters of encouragement and care packages.
Kindness on the Road
Chester M. Stephens Elementary School
Budd Lake, New Jersey
Students use their skills, hearts and hands to spread kindness out into the community.
Chester M. Stephens Elementary School
Budd Lake, New Jersey
Students use their skills, hearts and hands to spread kindness out into the community.
Senior Capstone Project
Brookstone School
Columbus, Georgia
This project empowers a group of senior students to develop a character education workshop that can be shared with underserved members of the local community.
Brookstone School
Columbus, Georgia
This project empowers a group of senior students to develop a character education workshop that can be shared with underserved members of the local community.
Respecting the Environment
Bonneville Elementary School
Salt Lake City, Utah
First grade students promote respect for the school grounds.
Bonneville Elementary School
Salt Lake City, Utah
First grade students promote respect for the school grounds.
100% Giving Day of Character
Blades Elementary School
St. Louis, Missouri
To celebrate the 100th day of school and promote school-wide service learning, Blades Elementary celebrates character with a 100% Giving Day.
Blades Elementary School
St. Louis, Missouri
To celebrate the 100th day of school and promote school-wide service learning, Blades Elementary celebrates character with a 100% Giving Day.
A Letter for Uncle Joe
Bingham Farms Elementary School
Bingham Farms, Michigan
Our class partners with senior citizens from an assisted living facility in our community.
Bingham Farms Elementary School
Bingham Farms, Michigan
Our class partners with senior citizens from an assisted living facility in our community.
Healthy Recipes for Local Food Pantry
Bierbaum Elementary School
St. Louis, Missouri
We developed healthy recipes for a local food pantry to give to their families in need.
Bierbaum Elementary School
St. Louis, Missouri
We developed healthy recipes for a local food pantry to give to their families in need.
Crafts for a Cause
Beverly Elementary School
Beverly Hills, Michigan
All students at Beverly School participate in a service project that benefits Meals on Wheels, local nursing homes, the Detroit Zoo, local hospitals, soldiers, and the homeless.
Beverly Elementary School
Beverly Hills, Michigan
All students at Beverly School participate in a service project that benefits Meals on Wheels, local nursing homes, the Detroit Zoo, local hospitals, soldiers, and the homeless.
Ben Franklin Peer Leaders
Ben Franklin Elementary School
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Ben Franklin Elementary School’s third grade peer leaders truly symbolize service in our school, as they are selected by classroom teachers to serve as role models in social interaction for students in our self-contained special education class using a reverse-integration model promoting “No Labeling.”
Ben Franklin Elementary School
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Ben Franklin Elementary School’s third grade peer leaders truly symbolize service in our school, as they are selected by classroom teachers to serve as role models in social interaction for students in our self-contained special education class using a reverse-integration model promoting “No Labeling.”
DECA Needy Family Food Drive
Belleville East High School District # 201
Belleville, Illinois
The Belleville East DECA Needy Family Food Drive encompasses the entire Belleville East High School campus through the collection of canned goods which are assembled into Thanksgiving baskets and delivered to economic struggling families in the area.
Belleville East High School District # 201
Belleville, Illinois
The Belleville East DECA Needy Family Food Drive encompasses the entire Belleville East High School campus through the collection of canned goods which are assembled into Thanksgiving baskets and delivered to economic struggling families in the area.
Shoes Supply Safe Water
Beasley Elementary School
St. Louis, Missouri
Led by our service and character team, we collected shoes for the "Shoeman Water Project."
Beasley Elementary School
St. Louis, Missouri
Led by our service and character team, we collected shoes for the "Shoeman Water Project."
Autism Awareness
Bayless High School
St. Louis, Missouri
Members of Bayless High School Diversity Club focus on autism by learning what it is, informing their school and community about it, and getting involved in service projects.
Bayless High School
St. Louis, Missouri
Members of Bayless High School Diversity Club focus on autism by learning what it is, informing their school and community about it, and getting involved in service projects.
Letters for Justice
Arrowhead Union High School
Hartland, Wisconsin
Students write letters to people in authority asking for a change.
Arrowhead Union High School
Hartland, Wisconsin
Students write letters to people in authority asking for a change.
Soy Scents Candle Company
Area Learning Center
Northfield, Minnesota
Soy Scents Candle Company is a school-based non-profit business which is operated by students who make market soy candles and soaps donating all profits to the Northfield Food Shelf.
Area Learning Center
Northfield, Minnesota
Soy Scents Candle Company is a school-based non-profit business which is operated by students who make market soy candles and soaps donating all profits to the Northfield Food Shelf.
Project Linus
Woerther Elementary School
Ballwin, Missouri
Project Linus is an organization whose mission is to provide love, a sense of security, warmth and comfort to children who are seriously ill, traumatized, or in need through the gifts of new, handmade blankets.
Woerther Elementary School
Ballwin, Missouri
Project Linus is an organization whose mission is to provide love, a sense of security, warmth and comfort to children who are seriously ill, traumatized, or in need through the gifts of new, handmade blankets.
DENS
Warren Elementary School
St. Peters, Missouri
DENS is a building-wide character education initiative created to develop, educate and nurture students through leadership and service learning.
Warren Elementary School
St. Peters, Missouri
DENS is a building-wide character education initiative created to develop, educate and nurture students through leadership and service learning.
Fourth Grade Underground Railroad Unit
The Chatfield School
Lapeer, Michigan
Students play the role of runaway slaves and experience first-hand the struggles of a child trying to escape to freedom.
The Chatfield School
Lapeer, Michigan
Students play the role of runaway slaves and experience first-hand the struggles of a child trying to escape to freedom.
Freedom Pillow Talk
Sullivan Middle School
Sullivan, Missouri
A service project called “Freedom Pillow Talk” was created collaboratively by the entire student body.
Sullivan Middle School
Sullivan, Missouri
A service project called “Freedom Pillow Talk” was created collaboratively by the entire student body.
Character Education Goes Green
Starside Elementary School
De Soto, Kansas
Character education and environmental issues go together because they are both about choosing to do the right thing.
Starside Elementary School
De Soto, Kansas
Character education and environmental issues go together because they are both about choosing to do the right thing.
Amigos Positivos
Spartanburg County School District 6
Roebuck, South Carolina
The District 6 Amigos Positivos program is a peer mentoring initiative where successful and academically engaged high school students provide peer mentoring for at-risk, 6th-grade Hispanic students.
Spartanburg County School District 6
Roebuck, South Carolina
The District 6 Amigos Positivos program is a peer mentoring initiative where successful and academically engaged high school students provide peer mentoring for at-risk, 6th-grade Hispanic students.
Navigators Club
Sperreng Middle School
St. Louis, Missouri
Bringing students of all abilities together through participation in service learning and interaction with guest speakers who are role models in the community.
Sperreng Middle School
St. Louis, Missouri
Bringing students of all abilities together through participation in service learning and interaction with guest speakers who are role models in the community.
Cadet Mentoring Program
Snow Creek Elementary School
Hickory, North Carolina
Reserve Officer Training Corps' (ROTC) cadets from the high school serve as mentors/tutors for elementary students.
Snow Creek Elementary School
Hickory, North Carolina
Reserve Officer Training Corps' (ROTC) cadets from the high school serve as mentors/tutors for elementary students.
Bridging the Generation Gap
Sentinel Career Center
Tiffin, Ohio
Sentinel Career Center's Medical Technology Program and St. Francis Home is trying to bridge the teenage/geriatric generation gap by collaborating to develop friendships through visits, crafts, games, and written correspondence.
Sentinel Career Center
Tiffin, Ohio
Sentinel Career Center's Medical Technology Program and St. Francis Home is trying to bridge the teenage/geriatric generation gap by collaborating to develop friendships through visits, crafts, games, and written correspondence.
Do you really want to take my place? (En serio, ¿quieras mi lugar?)
Secundaria Tecnologico de Monterrey Campus Zacatecas
Guadalupe, Zacatecas
Students and parents conduct an awareness campaign in shopping centers for the correct use of handicapped parking.
Secundaria Tecnologico de Monterrey Campus Zacatecas
Guadalupe, Zacatecas
Students and parents conduct an awareness campaign in shopping centers for the correct use of handicapped parking.
Cadena de Amor
Secundaria Bilingüe Carlos Darwin
Irapuato, Guanajuato
The students help the community and learn by observing others’ needs.
Secundaria Bilingüe Carlos Darwin
Irapuato, Guanajuato
The students help the community and learn by observing others’ needs.
All Aboard
Seckman High School
Imperial, Missouri
The entire student body and staff strive to fight poverty in the community.
Seckman High School
Imperial, Missouri
The entire student body and staff strive to fight poverty in the community.
Wall of Honor
Sayreville War Memorial High School
Parlin, New Jersey
The “Wall of Honor” recognizes graduates who are serving/have served in the US Armed Forces.
Sayreville War Memorial High School
Parlin, New Jersey
The “Wall of Honor” recognizes graduates who are serving/have served in the US Armed Forces.
Fostering Character through the Food Pantry
Seckman Elementary School
Imperial, Missouri
Students learn about the importance of community service and the unique needs of the community by volunteering to work one day a week at the local food pantry and hosting food collection activities.
Seckman Elementary School
Imperial, Missouri
Students learn about the importance of community service and the unique needs of the community by volunteering to work one day a week at the local food pantry and hosting food collection activities.
Service with Pride
Saylesville School
Rubicon, Wisconsin
Saylesville School's "Service with Pride" program allows students to apply positive values through community service while working in a multi-grade group.
Saylesville School
Rubicon, Wisconsin
Saylesville School's "Service with Pride" program allows students to apply positive values through community service while working in a multi-grade group.
Cool Down Around Sappingtontown
Sappington Elementary School
St. Louis, Missouri
Sappington Elementary’s staff and students created their own conflict resolution program, Cool Down Around Sappingtontown, to give students autonomy to positively handle peer conflicts.
Sappington Elementary School
St. Louis, Missouri
Sappington Elementary’s staff and students created their own conflict resolution program, Cool Down Around Sappingtontown, to give students autonomy to positively handle peer conflicts.
The Green Team: We Can Have a Direct Impact on the Earth
Saint Joseph School
Columbia, South Carolina
Saint Joseph Catholic School is helping children to become stewards of the Earth and committed to educating and empowering children in environmental issues.
Saint Joseph School
Columbia, South Carolina
Saint Joseph Catholic School is helping children to become stewards of the Earth and committed to educating and empowering children in environmental issues.
Character Club's Serve to Learn Project
Rougher Alternative Academy
Muskogee, Oklahoma
This project offers the students an opportunity to serve others in an on-going capacity.
Rougher Alternative Academy
Muskogee, Oklahoma
This project offers the students an opportunity to serve others in an on-going capacity.
The C.I.A. (Citizens in Action)
Portage Central Middle School
Portage, Michigan
The C.I.A. (Citizens in Action) is a school-wide program providing a series of school, local, and global community volunteer opportunities for students and parents led by a teacher advisor.
Portage Central Middle School
Portage, Michigan
The C.I.A. (Citizens in Action) is a school-wide program providing a series of school, local, and global community volunteer opportunities for students and parents led by a teacher advisor.
Afghanistan Project
Point Elementary School
St. Louis, Missouri
The “Afghanistan Project” is a care-package-for-soldiers activity that was initiated by a group of 1st-grade students at Point Elementary School.
Point Elementary School
St. Louis, Missouri
The “Afghanistan Project” is a care-package-for-soldiers activity that was initiated by a group of 1st-grade students at Point Elementary School.
The Giving Day
Pleasant Valley Elementary School
McMurray, Pennsylvania
The Giving Day is a great way to teach students an invaluable character education lesson: that they can make a real difference in the lives of others.
Pleasant Valley Elementary School
McMurray, Pennsylvania
The Giving Day is a great way to teach students an invaluable character education lesson: that they can make a real difference in the lives of others.
Daily Reflection Card
Pierce Elementary School
Birmingham, Michigan
Students reflect on their behaviors and character at the end of each day.
Pierce Elementary School
Birmingham, Michigan
Students reflect on their behaviors and character at the end of each day.
Pinning Down Breast Cancer
Oakville High School
St. Louis, Missouri
Oakville and Lindbergh wrestlers competed in a dual meet with proceeds from ticket sales and donations to benefit cancer research.
Oakville High School
St. Louis, Missouri
Oakville and Lindbergh wrestlers competed in a dual meet with proceeds from ticket sales and donations to benefit cancer research.
Hearts for Haiti
Oak Brook Elementary School
Ballwin, Missouri
Following the earthquake in Haiti, all students created heart pins and offered them for sale within the community to raise funds for House of Hope, an orphanage in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti.
Oak Brook Elementary School
Ballwin, Missouri
Following the earthquake in Haiti, all students created heart pins and offered them for sale within the community to raise funds for House of Hope, an orphanage in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti.
Team One's Cause
Northwest High School
Cedar Hill, Missouri
A 9-grade team learns about the local charity, and becomes involved in its fundraising activities throughout the school career.
Northwest High School
Cedar Hill, Missouri
A 9-grade team learns about the local charity, and becomes involved in its fundraising activities throughout the school career.
Unbridled Random Acts of Kindness
New Cumberland Middle School
New Cumberland, Pennsylvania
Our unbridled random acts of kindeness initiative is designed to build the students' commitment to self, school, community and social responsibility.
New Cumberland Middle School
New Cumberland, Pennsylvania
Our unbridled random acts of kindeness initiative is designed to build the students' commitment to self, school, community and social responsibility.
P.A.W.S.for a Cause
Murphy Elementary School
High Ridge, Missouri
P.A.W.S. for a Cause is a student-led service-learning project to benefit a local no-kill animal shelter.
Murphy Elementary School
High Ridge, Missouri
P.A.W.S. for a Cause is a student-led service-learning project to benefit a local no-kill animal shelter.
Growing with Hope
Lindbergh High School
St. Louis, Missouri
Students developed a long term partnership with neonatal intensive care units at two local hospitals to help families experiencing medical hardships.
Lindbergh High School
St. Louis, Missouri
Students developed a long term partnership with neonatal intensive care units at two local hospitals to help families experiencing medical hardships.
Leaping Into Service Learning With Literature
Lawrenceville Elementary School
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Service learning projects are introduced in the school through themed children’s literature so that young learners can understand complex social problems.
Lawrenceville Elementary School
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Service learning projects are introduced in the school through themed children’s literature so that young learners can understand complex social problems.
EarlyAct Club
Lalor Elementary School
Hamilton, New Jersey
EarlyAct Club encourages students to take a leadership role and participate in service learning in the school, community, and world.
Lalor Elementary School
Hamilton, New Jersey
EarlyAct Club encourages students to take a leadership role and participate in service learning in the school, community, and world.
Book Buddies
Lake Riviera Middle School
Brick, New Jersey
Book Buddies in a service-learning project in which middle-school students prepare and present entertaining programs to promote reading and literacy activities for students in grades K-2 from district elementary schools.
Lake Riviera Middle School
Brick, New Jersey
Book Buddies in a service-learning project in which middle-school students prepare and present entertaining programs to promote reading and literacy activities for students in grades K-2 from district elementary schools.
Kennerly Students Raise a Village
Kennerly Elementary School
St. Louis, Missouri
Kennerly’s entire student body focuses on a service project with a true learning component when working with Wings of Hope, a local humanitarian organization.
Kennerly Elementary School
St. Louis, Missouri
Kennerly’s entire student body focuses on a service project with a true learning component when working with Wings of Hope, a local humanitarian organization.
Spirit of Caring and Giving
Kehrs Mill Elementary
Chesterfield, Missouri
The students, staff, parents, and community of Kehrs Mill come together in a school-wide service learning project to provide holiday gifts for students in the school community who otherwise would not receive gifts.
Kehrs Mill Elementary
Chesterfield, Missouri
The students, staff, parents, and community of Kehrs Mill come together in a school-wide service learning project to provide holiday gifts for students in the school community who otherwise would not receive gifts.
Honoring our Veterans
Jefferson R-7
Festus, Missouri
The school-wide Veterans’ Day Program teaches respect, responsibility and integrity to the students in the Exceptional Child Program.
Jefferson R-7
Festus, Missouri
The school-wide Veterans’ Day Program teaches respect, responsibility and integrity to the students in the Exceptional Child Program.
C.A.R.E.
Jefferson High School
Festus, Missouri
Community Adolescents in R-7 with Empathy –C.A.R.E. - was founded by two of the pioneer freshmen at Jefferson High School in response to their desire to make a change in the world.
Jefferson High School
Festus, Missouri
Community Adolescents in R-7 with Empathy –C.A.R.E. - was founded by two of the pioneer freshmen at Jefferson High School in response to their desire to make a change in the world.
"CARE"ing for Critters
Jefferson County Public Schools
Louisville, Kentucky
Early childhood students collect items for the Kentucky Humane Society to help the homeless four-legged friends and learn about helping others in their community.
Jefferson County Public Schools
Louisville, Kentucky
Early childhood students collect items for the Kentucky Humane Society to help the homeless four-legged friends and learn about helping others in their community.
PlayFair
Janssen Elementary School
Combined Locks, Wisconsin
Low-competitive, organized recess games teach values and help build school community.
Janssen Elementary School
Combined Locks, Wisconsin
Low-competitive, organized recess games teach values and help build school community.
Service Learning without Borders
Imagine Schools at South Lake
Clermont, Florida
Students and staff participate in local, national and international service learning projects in order to foster the communities in need, regardless of geographic location.
Imagine Schools at South Lake
Clermont, Florida
Students and staff participate in local, national and international service learning projects in order to foster the communities in need, regardless of geographic location.
"My Wish" Campaign
Imagine Groveport Community School
Groveport, Ohio
"Our Wish" campaign is a drive to offer the students with opportunities to provide service to their community. This action is designed to aid students' growth as individuals of integrity.
Imagine Groveport Community School
Groveport, Ohio
"Our Wish" campaign is a drive to offer the students with opportunities to provide service to their community. This action is designed to aid students' growth as individuals of integrity.
Super Bowl of Caring
Imagine Bella Academy of Excellence
Cleveland, Ohio
Super Bowl of Caring is Bella's initiative to involve the students in community outreach, while intrinsically enhancing caring in every student.
Imagine Bella Academy of Excellence
Cleveland, Ohio
Super Bowl of Caring is Bella's initiative to involve the students in community outreach, while intrinsically enhancing caring in every student.
Principal's Book of the Month
Hunt Club Elementary School
Oswego, Illinois
The Principal's Book of the Month unites the school through discussion of a shared literary experience and participation in a school-wide service project.
Hunt Club Elementary School
Oswego, Illinois
The Principal's Book of the Month unites the school through discussion of a shared literary experience and participation in a school-wide service project.
School Safety Reports
House Springs Intermediate School
House Springs, Missouri
School Safety Reports were developed to allow the students to report bullying they may observe or experience.
House Springs Intermediate School
House Springs, Missouri
School Safety Reports were developed to allow the students to report bullying they may observe or experience.
Peace Pillows
Hoboken Charter School
Hoboken, New Jersey
Peace Pillows- Symbols of Comfort for the Children of Haiti
Hoboken Charter School
Hoboken, New Jersey
Peace Pillows- Symbols of Comfort for the Children of Haiti
Working Together to Conquer Kids Cancer
House Springs Elementary School
House Springs, Missouri
Students at House Springs Elementary are working together to conquer kids cancer.
House Springs Elementary School
House Springs, Missouri
Students at House Springs Elementary are working together to conquer kids cancer.
Camp Kokua, Learning by Serving
Ho`ala School
Wahiawa, Hawaii
Camp Kokua, Learning by Serving, a two-week summer day camp for youth aged 8- high-school-age, is a dynamic combination of volunteerism and curriculum based on social concerns.
Ho`ala School
Wahiawa, Hawaii
Camp Kokua, Learning by Serving, a two-week summer day camp for youth aged 8- high-school-age, is a dynamic combination of volunteerism and curriculum based on social concerns.
Making the Move - Transitioning Students Smoothly
Hesston USD 460
Hesston, Kansas
Hesston USD utilizes students as peer-trained leaders to develop and foster congruent and supportive relationships among grade levels.
Hesston USD 460
Hesston, Kansas
Hesston USD utilizes students as peer-trained leaders to develop and foster congruent and supportive relationships among grade levels.
Compassion: Cancer
Hawk Point Elementary School
Hawk Point, Missouri
The character word for February was Compassion and Hawk Point Elementary touched the lives of a fellow classmate with brain cancer.
Hawk Point Elementary School
Hawk Point, Missouri
The character word for February was Compassion and Hawk Point Elementary touched the lives of a fellow classmate with brain cancer.
Gobble up for Cancer
Hamilton High School West
Hamilton, New Jersey
Students raised $1050 towards cancer research.
Hamilton High School West
Hamilton, New Jersey
Students raised $1050 towards cancer research.
With L.O.V.E. - Letting Others Value Empathy
George Guffey Elementary School
Fenton, Missouri
George Guffey Elementary students are creating special bags full of books, bookmarks, snacks, etc... for children entering into the foster care system.
George Guffey Elementary School
Fenton, Missouri
George Guffey Elementary students are creating special bags full of books, bookmarks, snacks, etc... for children entering into the foster care system.
Stew Crew (Student Stewardship Program)
Fox River Country Day School
Elgin, Illinois
Stew Crew is a program where students learn to care for the land on the campus, while building character, confidence, and teamwork; at the same time, they experience individual success and generate tangible benefits for the school community.
Fox River Country Day School
Elgin, Illinois
Stew Crew is a program where students learn to care for the land on the campus, while building character, confidence, and teamwork; at the same time, they experience individual success and generate tangible benefits for the school community.
The Peter Pan Project
Fox High School
Arnold, Missouri
As a service learning project, the Fox High School Theatre Troupe students found a way to serve their community by collaborating and producing a play with two Fox High School special needs classes.
Fox High School
Arnold, Missouri
As a service learning project, the Fox High School Theatre Troupe students found a way to serve their community by collaborating and producing a play with two Fox High School special needs classes.
Bully and Cyberbullying Elementary Prevention Program
Fox Middle School
Arnold, Missouri
Middle school students teach anti-bullying lessons to one of the feeder elementary schools.
Fox Middle School
Arnold, Missouri
Middle school students teach anti-bullying lessons to one of the feeder elementary schools.
Fox Elementary Veteran's Day Parade
Fox Elementary School
Arnold, Missouri
For 10 years, Fox Elementary has celebrated Veteran's Day with a breakfast and parade through the hallways of the school.
Fox Elementary School
Arnold, Missouri
For 10 years, Fox Elementary has celebrated Veteran's Day with a breakfast and parade through the hallways of the school.
Creating District-Wide Service Learning
Fox C-6 School District
Arnold, Missouri
Creating district-wide service learning to impact the students and community.
Fox C-6 School District
Arnold, Missouri
Creating district-wide service learning to impact the students and community.
Every Child Lends a Helping Hand
Floresville Primary School
Floresville, Texas
Every Child Lends a Helping Hand is Floresville Primary's approach to service learning that allows each child to select projects based on his own interests and academic abilities in order to make the outcome more powerful!
Floresville Primary School
Floresville, Texas
Every Child Lends a Helping Hand is Floresville Primary's approach to service learning that allows each child to select projects based on his own interests and academic abilities in order to make the outcome more powerful!
KITTENS: (Kindergarteners Inventing Teaching Tools Encouraging Numerous Students)
Endeavour Elementary Magnet School of Technology
Cocoa, Florida
This service learning project helps kindergarteners practice skills while making flashcards and other learning games for PreK to help them prepare for kindergarten next year.
Endeavour Elementary Magnet School of Technology
Cocoa, Florida
This service learning project helps kindergarteners practice skills while making flashcards and other learning games for PreK to help them prepare for kindergarten next year.
Service Learning Mania
duPont Manual High School
Louisville, Kentucky
The best way to learn how to make a positive difference in the community is to go and “Be an UP-stander, not a BY-stander!”
duPont Manual High School
Louisville, Kentucky
The best way to learn how to make a positive difference in the community is to go and “Be an UP-stander, not a BY-stander!”
P.A.C.K. (Pack Assorted Colors for Kids) Service Learning Project
Don Earl Early Childhood Center
Arnold, Missouri
This early childhood service learning project allowed the preschool students to partner with the community food pantry, while learning about nutrition, colors, and other basic concepts.
Don Earl Early Childhood Center
Arnold, Missouri
This early childhood service learning project allowed the preschool students to partner with the community food pantry, while learning about nutrition, colors, and other basic concepts.
Principal Advisory Committee
Cuivre Park Elementary School
Troy, Missouri
The Principal’s Advisory Committee (PAC) is a group of fourth and fifth grade students that meet with the principal on a monthly basis to provide a direct student voice on current school issues to the administration to encourage positive changes.
Cuivre Park Elementary School
Troy, Missouri
The Principal’s Advisory Committee (PAC) is a group of fourth and fifth grade students that meet with the principal on a monthly basis to provide a direct student voice on current school issues to the administration to encourage positive changes.
Buddies... You've Got Mail!
Crestwood Elementary School
Crestwood, Missouri
Buddy Mail was born out of our ongoing efforts to enhance each student’s comfort.
Crestwood Elementary School
Crestwood, Missouri
Buddy Mail was born out of our ongoing efforts to enhance each student’s comfort.
Vision4Life
Concordia Academy
Roseville, Minnesota
Vision4Life is a two-day character seminar and community service experience; young men and women participate separately in hearing speakers, responding in facilitated small group discussion, and providing service in the community.
Concordia Academy
Roseville, Minnesota
Vision4Life is a two-day character seminar and community service experience; young men and women participate separately in hearing speakers, responding in facilitated small group discussion, and providing service in the community.
Honoring our Veterans through Service Learning
Chesterfield Elementary School
Chesterfield, Missouri
On November 11th, Chesterfield Elementary students participated in a school-wide service learning activity by hosting a Veterans’ Day Celebration.
Chesterfield Elementary School
Chesterfield, Missouri
On November 11th, Chesterfield Elementary students participated in a school-wide service learning activity by hosting a Veterans’ Day Celebration.
Green Influence
Chesterfield Elementary School
Chesterfield, Missouri
To create a service learning project that encourages all members of the community to actively particpate in composting.
Chesterfield Elementary School
Chesterfield, Missouri
To create a service learning project that encourages all members of the community to actively particpate in composting.
Junior Counselors
Beasley Elementary School
St. Louis, Missouri
Beasley Elementary School has developed a Junior Counselor program to help 5th grade students to develop leadership and service.
Beasley Elementary School
St. Louis, Missouri
Beasley Elementary School has developed a Junior Counselor program to help 5th grade students to develop leadership and service.
Veterans Parade
Beasley Elementary School
St. Louis, Missouri
Beasley elementary students have the tradition to dress up into their Halloween costumes and lead a parade to the Jefferson Barracks Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
Beasley Elementary School
St. Louis, Missouri
Beasley elementary students have the tradition to dress up into their Halloween costumes and lead a parade to the Jefferson Barracks Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
Recycling Rocks!
Bayless High School
Saint Louis, Missouri
Special School District students lead the school in setting an example regarding the importance of recycling paper.
Bayless High School
Saint Louis, Missouri
Special School District students lead the school in setting an example regarding the importance of recycling paper.
The Reading Connection
Bayless High School
Saint Louis, Missouri
Six Bayless High School students in a Speech and Language Class volunteer weekly to read and interact with 25 students in a Kindergarten Class.
Bayless High School
Saint Louis, Missouri
Six Bayless High School students in a Speech and Language Class volunteer weekly to read and interact with 25 students in a Kindergarten Class.
Give Me Five
Babler Elementary School
Wildwood, Missouri
Give Me Five is a program developed to encourage student participation in community service activities in and out of the school setting.
Babler Elementary School
Wildwood, Missouri
Give Me Five is a program developed to encourage student participation in community service activities in and out of the school setting.
Celebrating Our Constitution and Our Heroes Past and Present
Alma Schrader Elementary School
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
This practice strengthens student connections between our United States Constitution, and our heroes of the past with heroes of the present, and their contributions in instilling our freedoms we enjoy today.
Alma Schrader Elementary School
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
This practice strengthens student connections between our United States Constitution, and our heroes of the past with heroes of the present, and their contributions in instilling our freedoms we enjoy today.
Community Connections
Abram Lansing Elementary School
Cohoes, New York
Throughout the year students visit and build positive relationships with senior members of the community.
Abram Lansing Elementary School
Cohoes, New York
Throughout the year students visit and build positive relationships with senior members of the community.
Patriot Pride Eco-Pond
West Hall Middle School
Oakwood, Georgia
Students learn to be good environmental stewards by caring for the pond at their school.
West Hall Middle School
Oakwood, Georgia
Students learn to be good environmental stewards by caring for the pond at their school.
Caring School Community Buddy Days
Pond Elementary School
Wildwood, Missouri
Monthly buddy projects aligned with character words provide students opportunities for service and reflection.
Pond Elementary School
Wildwood, Missouri
Monthly buddy projects aligned with character words provide students opportunities for service and reflection.
Driving Away Hunger
Pinellas County Schools Transportation Department
Largo, Florida
Bus drivers encourage students help those impacted by the economic recession by collecting canned goods.
Pinellas County Schools Transportation Department
Largo, Florida
Bus drivers encourage students help those impacted by the economic recession by collecting canned goods.
Harvest Hike for Hunger
Pembroke Elementary School
Troy, Michigan
Students collect money and canned goods for charitable organizations by hiking through the school neighborhood.
Pembroke Elementary School
Troy, Michigan
Students collect money and canned goods for charitable organizations by hiking through the school neighborhood.
Art For Habitat for Humanity
Oakville Elementary School
Saint Louis, Missouri
Students refurbish chairs in art class for donation to Habitat for Humanity.
Oakville Elementary School
Saint Louis, Missouri
Students refurbish chairs in art class for donation to Habitat for Humanity.
Turn the Lights Out on Cancer
Northwest High School
Cedar Hill, Missouri
Basketball players sell t-shirts to raise money for cancer research.
Northwest High School
Cedar Hill, Missouri
Basketball players sell t-shirts to raise money for cancer research.
Rice to the Occasion
Marjory Stoneman Douglas Elementary School
Miami, Florida
Students collect over 5,000 pounds of rice to be distributed to Haitians in need while teaching younger students about the needs of others.
Marjory Stoneman Douglas Elementary School
Miami, Florida
Students collect over 5,000 pounds of rice to be distributed to Haitians in need while teaching younger students about the needs of others.
Caps for Chemo
Marjory Stoneman Douglas Elementary School
Miami, Florida
In partnership with a university sorority, students collect bottle caps to help provide free chemotherapy treatments to children with cancer.
Marjory Stoneman Douglas Elementary School
Miami, Florida
In partnership with a university sorority, students collect bottle caps to help provide free chemotherapy treatments to children with cancer.
Sports with Character
Lindbergh School District
St. Louis, Missouri
Coaches and athletes adhere to a strict code of character as they reflect on sportsmanship and recognize it in opposing teams.
Lindbergh School District
St. Louis, Missouri
Coaches and athletes adhere to a strict code of character as they reflect on sportsmanship and recognize it in opposing teams.
Helping Others: Memorable Character Lessons
Lindbergh Early Childhood Education Center
St. Louis, Missouri
Service projects are closely tied to core values as young children learn to help others.
Lindbergh Early Childhood Education Center
St. Louis, Missouri
Service projects are closely tied to core values as young children learn to help others.
Meeting the Needs of Animals through Service Learning
Lalor Elementary School
Hamilton, New Jersey
While learning science, kindergarten students collect items to help homeless animals.
Lalor Elementary School
Hamilton, New Jersey
While learning science, kindergarten students collect items to help homeless animals.
Lil' Scientists
Lake Riviera Middle School
Brick, New Jersey
Eighth graders develop positive relationships with kindergartners by planning science lessons and activities for them .
Lake Riviera Middle School
Brick, New Jersey
Eighth graders develop positive relationships with kindergartners by planning science lessons and activities for them .
We Can "Change" the World
Joseph H. Brensinger School (P.S. #17)
Jersey City, New Jersey
Students collect money to purchase solar-powered cookers for women in Darfur.
Joseph H. Brensinger School (P.S. #17)
Jersey City, New Jersey
Students collect money to purchase solar-powered cookers for women in Darfur.
Healing Choir
Hoboken Charter School
Hoboken, New Jersey
Students go to local homeless shelters and hospitals to sing songs.
Hoboken Charter School
Hoboken, New Jersey
Students go to local homeless shelters and hospitals to sing songs.
"Truman Odyssey" School-Wide Service-Learning Project
Harry S Truman Elementary School
St. Louis, Missouri
Students identify the needs of a school devastated by a hurricane and take action.
Harry S Truman Elementary School
St. Louis, Missouri
Students identify the needs of a school devastated by a hurricane and take action.
"Giving From the Heart" Carnival
Forder Elementary School
St. Louis, Missouri
Fifth-grade classes host an annual carnival, raising donations for a neighborhood food pantry.
Forder Elementary School
St. Louis, Missouri
Fifth-grade classes host an annual carnival, raising donations for a neighborhood food pantry.
Art Connections to Austin through CHARACTER COUNTS
Ellis Middle School
Austin, Minnesota
Art teachers encourage character-building through service-related art projects that are donated to aid community groups.
Ellis Middle School
Austin, Minnesota
Art teachers encourage character-building through service-related art projects that are donated to aid community groups.
Kids Care Club
East Hanover Middle School
East Hanover, New Jersey
Students are trained in leadership techniques and participate in variety of service activities throughout the school year.
East Hanover Middle School
East Hanover, New Jersey
Students are trained in leadership techniques and participate in variety of service activities throughout the school year.
Building Character by Promoting Service
Colegio Radians
Cayey, Puerto Rico
By requiring participation in service projects, a school is able to encourage its students to maintain the desire and the will to serve.
Colegio Radians
Cayey, Puerto Rico
By requiring participation in service projects, a school is able to encourage its students to maintain the desire and the will to serve.
It All Began with a Pop Tab
Cherry Hill High School East
Cherry Hill, New Jersey
A district-wide collection of soda tabs for the Ronald McDonald House inspires a school community to cook meals at the local branch.
Cherry Hill High School East
Cherry Hill, New Jersey
A district-wide collection of soda tabs for the Ronald McDonald House inspires a school community to cook meals at the local branch.
Three of Hearts
Bowles Elementary School
Fenton, Missouri
Students create their own businesses and donate profits to charity.
Bowles Elementary School
Fenton, Missouri
Students create their own businesses and donate profits to charity.
Roll Back Malaria
Bayless High School
St. Louis, Missouri
Students lead a service project to help prevent malaria.
Bayless High School
St. Louis, Missouri
Students lead a service project to help prevent malaria.
Character Coins Building Moral Equity
Alta S. Leary Elementary School
Warminster, Pennsylvania
Students help the poor in Haiti by saving play money.
Alta S. Leary Elementary School
Warminster, Pennsylvania
Students help the poor in Haiti by saving play money.
Meals for Miles: A Practice in Caring, Responsibility, and Citizenship
Alpine Elementary School
Alpine, Utah
Students walk instead of ride to school in order to protect the environment, foster a healthy lifestyle, and raise donations for students in Africa.
Alpine Elementary School
Alpine, Utah
Students walk instead of ride to school in order to protect the environment, foster a healthy lifestyle, and raise donations for students in Africa.