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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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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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Middle and High School PBL: 10 Earth Day Project Idea Driving Questions?

Experiential Learning Depot

As a final product, I have had my students develop tools (charts, quizzes, mind maps, etc.) I have my students act on a variety of solutions including reusing, educating, and rebuilding. My students create an upcycled useable product and we host a fundraiser to sell those upcycled products.

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Authentic Ways to Demonstrate and Share Learning Digitally

Experiential Learning Depot

Students might collaborate with a local conservationist to design and develop a tool or method to effectively remove the species from the habitat while preserving and conserving the natural ecosystem. Example: Students collaborate with the Nature Conservancy, for example. Check out my post on establishing a community network.

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