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Robert S. Morrissey Sep 26, 2014 This is an outstanding book! Ms. Sandy McKane has created a local, state, national and international blueprint on why and how to establish “A National K – 12 Service Initiative.” After more than a decade of intensive research and development, she has demonstrated, by successful service examples and expertContinue reading “A response to the book…”

This global service area poses the greatest level of complexity and the greatest level of impact as it holds the potential to draw us together globally. Consider the long term implications of our youth working and growing together with guidance from outstanding social entrepreneurs; growing into a generation of adults with a track record ofContinue reading “Fourth Grade: Global Sister City”

Environment is the most complex topic, embracing a wide variety of explorations in the search for best sustainable solutions. Building a base for educating and sharing creates increased opportunity for corrective action and the establishment of better, if not best practices. Global connection to peers increases the potential rate of change and our ability toContinue reading “Sixth Grade: Environment”

The cooperating non-profit educating partner for this project is the Community Center for Independence. Unless we have personal experience with disability through a family member or friend, we may not know that such an organization is at work in our communities. One wheelchair for the project spreads awareness in the school community over a significantContinue reading “Third Grade: Disabilities”

One of the imperatives in the work with teachers was to ease their preparation time – to give them a model that could be incorporated without a lot of research and development. Our choice of cooperating non-profit partner was the Violence Intervention Safe House. Homeless shelters are an easy switch in the sample model weContinue reading “Second Grade: Shelter”

First grade teachers wanted a service project that would tie health and the chidren’s visit to the hospital together. When asked, our local hospital staff identified a need for “hospital dolls” which help children cope with the hospital experience. A local church group had made them for the emergency room but they had stopped makingContinue reading “First Grade: Outreach”

When our children first enter school they are ready to move from make believe to the real world. It’s one of the major steps forward in their lives. Entering kindergarten is a first impression of education and how it makes sense in their lives. They are ready to do good things, important things and theyContinue reading “Kindergarten: Animals”