Empowering Global Citizens

' Note that even though this unit is not a servicevlearning unit, this
service—learning literature offers a great deal of information on best
practices and teacher resources:

0 CIRCLE (http://www.civicyouth.org/ResearchTopics/research—
topics/service—learning/)

0 National Service Learning Clearinghouse:(https://gsn.nylc.org/
clearinghouse)

' National Society for Experiential Education (http://www.nsee.
org/eea.htm)

° Association for Experiential Education (http://www.aee.org/)

Some example projects

1.

COMIC BOOKS AGAINST HIV/AIDS PREJUDICE

After an analysis of the prejudice faced by people with AIDS, fifth grad—
ers decided to teach younger students about acceptance and respect. As
their project, these students researched local health organizations with
help from these agencies; they created a comic book character and a
story line to teach young people to treat people living with HIV/AIDS
with respect. Copies were distributed to classrooms and at a community
fair. Prevention messages were a key component of the comic books and
provided students with the opportunity to express their own thoughts,

opinions, and creativity.

(Note that this is adapted from “The Complete Guide to Service—
Learning,” Copyright © 2004 Cathryn Berger Kaye. All rights reserved.
Used with permission of Free Spirit Publishing Inc., Minneapolis, MN.
(866) 703—7322. wwwfreespiritcom.)

DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD

Based on their study of the Declaration on the Rights of the Child and
the UDHR, students initiated a wide range of projects. For example,

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