CiviConnections: Grants for Service Learning Projects

Posted by on December 2, 2005

[posted from RFP Bulletin]

National Council for the Social Studies Invites Applications for CiviConnections Program
Deadline: February 24, 2006

CiviConnections is a three-year teacher grant program funded by the federal Corporation for National and Community Service (<a href="http://www.nationalservice.org">http://www.nationalservice.org</a>) and National Council for the Social Studies (<a href="http://www.socialstudies.org">http://www.socialstudies.org</a>).

From 2003-2006, CiviConnections will involve more than 297 teachers and 7,425 3rd-12th grade students nationwide in linking local history inquiry with community service-learning activities. A team of three teachers can apply for a $7,500 grant to cover their costs for attending a summer workshop, implementing the program during the fall of 2006, and attending the 2006 NCSS Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.

CiviConnections will engage selected teachers and their students in the following sequence of activities: 1) Students and teachers choose a current issue of concern or need in the local community, 2) Students become inquiring historians as they investigate the issue through their community’s history, 3) Students compare their local findings with learning about the selected issue in our nation’s history, 4) Students look at how the issue is impacted by one or more government documents, such as the Bill of Rights, 5) Students design and conduct quality service-learning activities to work on the issue and strengthen their community, and 6) Students create a public display to educate the community and celebrate their collaborative service projects. Teachers will develop and adapt these activities based on their students’ interests and abilities, the needs or problems in the local community, and their local social studies curriculum requirements.

Applicants must be members of the National Council for the Social Studies (or agree to join if application is accepted) and must partner with at least one local community agency.

See the program’s Web site for complete program guidelines, frequently asked questions, and application procedures.

RFP Link: <a href="http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/5001483/nationalservice">http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/5001483/nationalservice</a>

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