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How can the principles of service-learning be applied in inner-city environments?
What are the issues and opportunities that educators and students face in urban areas?

Join us for this annual two-day event that focuses on applying the principles of service-learning in urban environments. This event brings together community members, young people, and school leaders to discuss service-learning outreach and application techniques that help urban students achieve academic excellence and become strong community leaders. Participants have an opportunity to explore current trends and topics affecting urban communities, and to share and learn from colleagues from other urban districts.

Featured Speakers

• Margaret Beale Spencer, University of Pennsylvania, internationally known education researcher and developmental psychologist
• Colonel Robert L. Gordon, III, Senior Vice President of Civic Leadership at City Year
• Joan Lennon Liptrot, Executive Director of the Institute for Global Education and Service-Learning
• Maura Nugent, Chicago Public Schools Service-Learning Teacher of the Year (2008)

Daylong Seminars include:

• Administrators Academy*
• Breaking the Silence: Ushering in Courageous Conversation About the Impact of Race on Student Achievement
• Classroom Reflection and Community Action: Social Justice Service-Learning and Successful Community Partnerships in an Urban Neighborhood School
• Closing the Achievement Gap: Youth-Inspired, Youth-Driven, Youth-Led
• Cultivating a Cadre of Youth Trainers
• Second Annual Urban Service-Learning Research Symposium
• Youth as Evaluators

» Download the daylong seminar descriptions.

REGISTRATION

» Download the Registration Form to learn more.

Training Grants Available

The Institute for Global Education and Service-Learning has funds available that will provide training grants to local education agencies interested in bringing a team of students to the Sixth Annual National Urban Service-Learning Institute. Deadline to submit the application has passed.

Hotel Information

There will be a discounted rate for the National Urban Service-Learning Institute attendees at the Downtown Philadelphia Marriott. Rooms are $149 per night, plus tax (15.2%). Please call the Marriott directly at 215-625-2900 to make your reservation. Mention the ‘Sixth Annual National Urban Service-Learning Institute’ to receive the special rate.

Institute attendees may also reserve a room online by clicking on the link below. You will be directed to the Philadelphia Marriott’s home page with the group code already entered in the appropriate field. All you will need to do is enter your arrival date and departure date to begin the reservation process.

» Reserve your room online.

GET INVOLVED

The National Urban Service-Learning Institute not only builds strong communities by investing in young people and their futures, it also draws on many talents and resources from the community. Each year, individuals and organizations from around the country lend their support to help youth serve, learn, and change the world. When you come to this year's Institute, don't just talk about community, be a part of it. Get involved.

Presenters

Share your expertise with 200 attendees. Deadline to send in the Call for Presenters has passed.

Exhibitors

Your business or organization can reach a national and international market interested in the latest tools and trends to support education, youth service, and positive youth development. Deadline to send in the Exhibitor Form is July 15, 2009.

» Download the Exhibitor Form.

Sponsors and Affiliates

Your sponsorship makes this premier event possible and offers you an incomparable opportunity to get your name in front of the educational leaders of today and the young leaders of tomorrow. Become an affiliate and share the message that service-learning builds strong urban communities. Deadline to send in the Affiliate Form is July 15, 2009.

» Contact Amy to learn more about sponsoring the Institute.
» Download the Affiliate Form.

ACT48 Credits Available

10 Act 48 hours will be available to attendees at the National Urban Service-Learning Institute. Act 48 Credits are $20.00 per credit. A form will be available onsite for attendees, indicating (and verifying) attendance and subsequent hours. For further inquiries, please contact Cynthia Belliveau at Temple University at Cynthia.Belliveau@temple.edu.