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Service Learning
If you are doing service as part of a classroom project: talk to your teacher to see if you need to fill out these forms.
If you are doing service hours on your own, DOWNLOAD FORMS HERE:
Service Learning Agreement (address and contact info for where you are doing your service):
Time Sheet (sign in, sign out, and get a signature to show that you did your service):
Don't forget to write a one page reflection, describing 1) what you did, and 2) why you think it was important.
Turn in all three pages together to the main office for Ms. Viswanath.
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Roosevelt High School
What is service learning?
Service learning gives you a chance to help people and places in our neighborhood that are less fortunate than we are ourselves. It is true that all Chicago Public School high school students are required to complete 40 hours of service learning in order to graduate. Service is not just a graduation requirement though- it's a way of life! Your work can help make another person’s day better.
Where can I volunteer?
You can volunteer at any NON-PROFIT organization that helps people in the community. NON-PROFIT organizations are places where people can go for free to get help or improve themselves. Here are a few ideas to help you get started. If you are NOT volunteering at one of the places listed here, see Ms. Viswanath BEFORE you complete your hours there.
At Roosevelt High School
Mondays, after 8th period, room 167: Student Health Club and MIKVA
Mondays, after 8th period, room 353, Beekeeping Club
Thursdays, after 8th period, room 212: BuildOn
Working with kids
Albany Park Community Center
(773) 509-5657
5101 and 5121 N Kimball Ave
Brain Boosters Tutoring Program, Tuesdays, 3:15 - 5:45 PM
3253 W Wilson Ave (at the Christ Evangelical Church on the corner of Wilson and Spaulding)
Contact: Kim Foreman, (773) 478-7941
The program is looking for COMMITTED volunteers who plan to go for several weeks, not just for one time.
Working with the elderly
Fairmont Care Center, 773-604-8112
5061 N. Pulaski Road
Working on immigrants’ rights, housing, and other issues in the community
Albany Park Neighborhood Council
(773) 583-1387
3334 W Lawrence Ave, 3rd Floor (enter just west of the mini-mart)
Albany Park Public Library
312-744-1933
5150 N Kimball Ave
Cambodian-American Heritage Museum, (773) 878-7090
2831 W Lawrence Ave
Korean-American Resource and Cultural Center, (773) 588-9158
2701A W. Peterson Ave
World Relief, (773) 583-9191
3507 W Lawrence Ave
Working with Health, Fitness, or the Environment
Erie Helping Hands Clinic
4759 N Kedzie Ave
(773) 588-5915
North Park Village Nature Center
(312) 744-5472 (call before you go)
5801 N Pulaski Rd
Healthy Albany Park
(works on helping people in our neighborhood
to become more healthy, to eat better and be
more active)
Email: Ms. Sharma at hapcoordinator@gmail.com
Any Chicago Park District (here are the parks closest to Roosevelt)
Horner Park
2741 W. Montrose Ave, 773-478-3499
Gompers Park
4222 W. Foster Ave, 773-685-3270
River Park
5100 N. Francisco Ave, 312-742-7516
Eugene Field Park
5100 N. Ridgeway Ave, 773-478-9744
or any other Chicago Park District park (www.chicagoparkdistrict.com, 312-472-PLAY)
Albany Park Thursday Night Sports Club
Needs volunteers to help tutor, coach and referee little kids' soccer games.
Thursdays, 5:15 to 7 pm
Contact John Leahey at j-leahey@northwestern.edu
Also, many teachers offer service projects as part of your classwork. Ask your teachers about if they are planning to offer any service projects this year.
You will NOT receive hours for helping at the job where your family members work, helping a teacher, or for work where you are getting paid. You MUST volunteer at an organization that helps others in the community.
If you have questions about where to earn your hours, see Ms. Viswanath in room 114.
Once I find a place to volunteer, where do I turn in my hours at school?
To have your work count at school, you need to turn in three forms:
1) Service Learning Agreement – tells us where you are doing your service work,
2) Time Sheet- shows us times and days when you worked,
3) Reflection- a one-page write-up explaining what you did and why you think it was important to help there
Make sure your name and division number is written on all of these forms. Turn all forms in together to the clerk in the main office, and let them know that you are turning in forms for Ms. Viswanath.
Your community needs you!
Stop complaining about what you don’t like!
Get out there and help change it!
What are other teens doing to serve their communities?
Check out what these young people are doing to help make positive changes in their communities:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/8477345.stm : A 7 year old boy raises thousands of dollars for Haiti earthquake relief by organizing a charity bike ride.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8299780.stm : A young boy from a poor village in India travels far for school, then comes home to his village and teaches classes for other poor children who can't afford school in his village.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8257153.stm : William had to drop out of school when he was 14 because his parents couldn't afford to pay the $80 school fee. He lived in a village in Africa with no electricity and no running water, but even without help at school, he decided to do something about this. |
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