All Stories
Project Ignition Promotes Driver Safety in Carson City, Nevada
Carson High School Students participating in State Farm® and NYLC's Project Ignition promoted safe driving through service-learning. Their school assemblies, called Every Second Counts, demonstrated that students make better driving choices when they slow down and pay attention. The Nevada Appeal was there to cover the story.
NYLC Requests Growing to Greatness Research Proposals
As part of Growing to Greatness: The State of Service-Learning Project, an initiative sponsored by State Farm®:, the National Youth Leadership Council is pleased to announce a Request for Proposals for further research on its 2004 national survey of kindergarten through12th-grade principals.
The Importance of Eldering
Every year at the National Service-Learning Conference, the Gathering of Elders provides a venue where elders from different cultures can share their wisdom with conference attendees, particularly youths. Louise Franklin Sheehy, a 2004 participant, discusses the importance of intergenerational collaboration in building healthy communities and a new generation of leaders.
Barron Prize Announces 2004 National Winners
NYLC congratulates the winners of The 2004 Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes, which honors outstanding young leaders who make a significant, positive difference to people and the planet.
Klopp, Sepnafski, and Dary Honored in Wisconsin
NYLC congratulates staff member Carole Klopp and National Service-Learning Exchange Peer Mentors Bill Sepnafski and Teri Dary who each received Wisconsin's 2004 State Superintendent's Service-Learning Awards.
A Busy Fall for Growing to Greatness
Growing to Greatness: The State of Service-Learning Project is
drawing quite a bit of attention this fall, with presentations,
requests for new papers, and the ongoing process of conducting research
and publishing the results. The first comprehensive national study of
the state of service-learning in kindergarten through 12th grade, G2G
measures indicators of how youths are valuable to society, rather than
the more common approach of measuring their shortcomings.
NYLC Participates in Seventh IANYS Conference in Ghana
From August 23 through 27, NYLC Director of Model Programs and Strategic Initiatives Wokie Weah and Youth Initiatives Coordinator Ashley Shaver attended the Seventh International Association for National Youth Services Conference in Accra, Ghana gaining international perspectives and building alliances. Established in 1996, IANYS stimulates and facilitates an exchange of national-youth-service information between diverse countries.
National Service-Learning Conference Empowers Florida Teens to Save Lives in Hurricanes Wake
2004 NSLC attendees participated in service-learning projects organized by the ManaTEEN Club, a youth-led volunteer initiative of Volunteer Services of Manatee (Fla.) County. Participants created hurricane emergency kits, packaging hundreds of meals and flashlights to distribute to Florida residents in case of an emergency. Only months after the conference, Charley arrived.
25 High Schools Selected for Project Ignition 2004-05
NYLC and State Farm® have announced the 25 high schools selected to participate in Project Ignition. Each school will receive $2,000 from State Farm to launch a service-learning project. Their charge: Create a media campaign addressing teen-driver safety.
Peer Mentor Rahima Wade Named John Glenn Scholar in Service-Learning
NYLC congratulates National Service-Learning Exchange Peer Mentor Rahima Wade on being named a John Glenn Scholar in Service-Learning in the area of teacher education. The John Glenn Institute for Public Service and Public Policy at The Ohio State University announced her award on July 27.
