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Guest Post: A Valentine to Mother Earth
By Cathryn Berger Kaye, M.A., author of The Complete Guide to Service Learning and coauthor of Make a Splash! and Going Blue Thank you. Truly. The poet says, How do I love thee? Let me count the ways ....
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Guest Post: Ideas and Resources for Earth Day 2013
By Cathryn Berger Kaye, author of The Complete Guide to Service Learning, and coauthor of Going Blue and Make a Splash! Earth Day 2013 is April 22, and it has a compelling theme: Climate Change. What...
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Enter to Win Eight Service Learning Books!
This giveaway is closed. Check back in a few weeks for more giveaway fun! Our 30th anniversary celebration continues with the May Giveaway. This month we’re giving away these eight books you can use to...
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Enter and Win Our Summer Reading Giveaway!
Update 6/22/2013: This giveaway is now closed. Our 30th anniversary celebration continues with the June Giveaway. This month we’re giving away eight books you can use to help kids of all ages keep...
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Guest Post: With Common Core State Standards, Service Learning Matters Even More
by Cathryn Berger Kaye, M.A. and Maureen Connolly, Ed.D., CBK Associates Cathryn Berger KayeWhat motivates us to do our work as educators? While raising test scores and achieving accountability may be...
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Hunger Action Month: A Call to Action
By Cathryn Berger Kaye, M.A., author of The Complete Guide to Service Learning Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we didn’t need to have Hunger Action Month? If world hunger were a memory rather than a...
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Connecting School to Work Through Internships
It didn’t take an internship for me to learn that you often wear many hats in any job. I spent ten years working in a university career center where a staff of eight helped hundreds of students and...
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Guest Post: Hosting a Service-Themed Holiday Party
By Jenny Friedman, Ph.D., coauthor of Doing Good Together Jenny Friedman, Free Spirit author During the holidays, amid so many messages of wanting and getting, it doesn’t hurt to put some focus on...
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Guest Post: Inspiring Young Service Leaders
By Barbara A. Lewis, author of The Kid’s Guide to Service Projects Would you like your students or child to grow excited over something besides getting the latest Furby, Nintendo 3DS, or Super Mario...
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Guest Post: Water and Energy: A Critical Combo
by Cathryn Berger Kaye, M.A., coauthor of Make a Splash! and Going Blue! This year, World Water Day has a most important theme: Water and Energy. Do these two topics belong together? Absolutely! Along...
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Snow Days—New Experiences
Seven elementary schools are within walking distance of my home. They are a variety of public, private, and charter institutions. Many have kids coming from other parts of town, but a couple of the...
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Counselor’s Corner: Three Schoolwide Ways to Celebrate Earth Day
Earth Day 2014 is April 22. Earth Day offers a great opportunity to spread awareness about simple things we can do to make our communities cleaner, more environmentally friendly places. Ramp Up...
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Guest Post: Take Part in National Family Volunteer Day
By Jenny Friedman, Ph.D., and Jolene Roehlkepartain, authors of Doing Good Together Jenny and Jolene On the Saturday before Thanksgiving, families across the country volunteer in ways that are...
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Kids Being Kids (i.e., Awesome)
By Eric Braun Kids today, right? With their Minecraft and their constant singing of the Frozen soundtrack. Actually, if you’re reading this blog, you know kids are awesome. Here are a few examples to...
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Counselor’s Corner: Be Thankful & Show Gratitude
It can be difficult with the hustle and bustle of the holidays to pause for a moment and reflect on the people and things for which we feel thankful. Here are some ideas for giving thanks and showing...
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Guest Post: Human Rights Day: A Call to Action
By Cathryn Berger Kaye, M.A., author of The Complete Guide to Service Learning Human Rights Day on December 10 calls us to pay attention to conditions and concerns facing children and their families...
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Guest Post: Peace Corps and Service
By Barbara A. Lewis, author of The Teen Guide to Global Action Students at the University of Michigan in 1960 must have caught their breath when John F. Kennedy challenged them to contribute two years...
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Guest Post: Volunteer Service—A Priceless Experience for All
By Barbara A. Lewis, author of The Kid’s Guide to Service Projects Can you believe that in the wealthiest large nation of the United States, nearly 50 million Americans struggle to keep food on their...
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Guest Post: Earth Day! An International Snapshot
By Cathryn Berger Kaye, M.A., author of The Complete Guide to Service Learning Does Earth Day extend beyond our own backyards? Absolutely! In my travels around the world to promote best teaching...
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Say Something Nice
Work ran late, getting me to the childcare center after closing. The scowls from the staff did nothing to assuage my stress. I stuffed two grouchy toddlers into winter gear and buckled them in their...
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