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Engaging with Hope and Beyond

Hope College Network

For me, an international student from Nigeria, building a sense of community was an important aspect of what I set out to do in the U.S., My first year was marked by my significant involvement in Hope’s Phelps Scholars Program, which is a first-year program that helps students develop the tools needed to navigate our multicultural world.

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10 Fun and Productive Summer Skill-Building Activities for Teens

Experiential Learning Depot

They not only get to build some pretty incredible skills, including the ability to develop and launch a business , but they get to make a little extra summer cash in the process! I have had students develop and run summer camps, computer maintenance businesses, take-and-bake pie shops, and photography companies, just to name a few.

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12 Community Action Project Ideas to Wrap Up the School Year

Experiential Learning Depot

Host a Fundraiser: Raising money is a great way to take action. Several of my students organized a holiday pie fundraiser at the time when the Syrian refugee crisis was front and center. They not only learned about the Syrian conflict but also how to organize an effective fundraiser.

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Five High School Senior Project Examples to Inspire and Motivate

Experiential Learning Depot

. ​Students explore careers of interest, research the logistics that come with those careers, design and lead their own community action projects around issues relevant to a career of interest, develop 21st-century skills, and build a stunning and robust career portfolio to showcase these learning experiences.

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10 Super Cool Examples of Project-Based Learning Experiences Led by Students

Experiential Learning Depot

Age Group: 12th grade Community Expert: A book publisher Final Product(s): A professionally written memoir of her life Authentic Presentation: She published the book online and shared it with friends and family. I have had a lot of students develop businesses, but one that stands out amongst the rest was a skateboard company.