Lincoln Park High School

Service Learning

-SERVICE LEARNING HAS CHANGED FOR THE 2009-2010 ACADEMIC YEAR. -Students need 3 Service Learning Credits (NOT hours and NOT academic credits) to graduate. -How do I get credits? There are 2 ways:

You complete a service learning project through a participating class you are taking in the 2009-2010 school year.
You complete service independently (a minimum of 14 hours for one credit) and complete an in-depth reflection on the service learning sheet

- Service learning sheets are posted below.

You need BOTH pages completed to receive a Service Learning Credit

- If you have any questions, please see or email Mr. Hewlett at shhewlett@cps.edu (yes, 2 Hs)

Service Learning Sheet

Keep up to date with what is happening as far as independent Service Learning Projects and Clubs you can join.

News

	Fidelity Futurestage/Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation Competiton WINNERS Congratulations to Manual Canchola, Nathan Crawford, Gerardo Fernandez and Greg Piekosz! They will be performing live on stage with the Chicago Symphony on Monday, June 7th, 2010. Tickets for the concert are available at www.cso.org.
	Intel International Science and Engineering Fair Winners Lincoln Park was proud to send 2 students to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, held in San Jose, CA, from May 9-14. Lincoln Park sent 2 of the 4 CPS students, and both of them won numerous awards at the fair.
	Orchestra is Number 1 in State. In the recent IHSA Solo and Ensemble Orchestra Contest, LPHS won 117 points making our performers the top in the State for Class AA. Fantastic work Students and Conductors!
	Concert Friday May 21, 7:00 The Lincoln Park Chamber Singers will present an encore performance of their All-State Concert. It will be at 7:00 at St. Pauls Church (2335 N. Orchard. St.). The concert is free of charge.
	2010 Chicago Teachers Union ?Young Chicago Artist? Winner Congratulations to Daniella Dawson! Her artwork was selected as one of the 26 winners in the 2010 ?Young Chicago Artist? contest.
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Events

	Cultural Connections Date: 8/4/2010 Time: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Location: Room 323
	Key Club / Young Life Date: 8/4/2010 Time: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Location: Room 315
	Spanish Tutoring Date: 8/5/2010 Time: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Location: Room 323
	Cultural Connections Date: 8/11/2010 Time: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Location: Room 323
	Key Club / Young Life Date: 8/11/2010 Time: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Location: Room 315
	Spanish Tutoring Date: 8/12/2010 Time: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Location: Room 323
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Further Explanation

As of September 2009, Service Learning at Lincoln Park High School has undergone some changes.

We hope that these changes improve the service experience of students at Lincoln Park. These changes were announced in letters to the students and parents during orientation, but I also wanted to outline them here.

In-Class Service

In the past, students completed their own service learning projects by seeking out a community organization, and working with them. This has not changed. Students are still encouraged to find and work for community organizations if they would like long-term service opportunities. However, as another opportunity, in-class service projects are now offered in certain classes. In-class projects have three components to them:

4 hours Learning (in Class)

minimum 4 hours Teacher-directed service

minimum 6 hours Student-directed service

One of the requirements of the in-class project is student-directed service, where the student seeks out and completes his or her own service opportunity as it relates to the class. The student will be required to find their own community organization and complete their own service. This aspect of the in-class project allows students to pursue service opportunities that they are personally interested in.

Why include in-class projects? Service learning works best when it is tied into the curriculum. Student performance has also been shown to increase when service projects are used to enhance curriculum. In the end, students learn more, grow from their service, and the community benefits as well.

Service Learning Credits and Service Learning Hours

With the introduction of distinct in-class projects, service learning credits have been introduced as a way to keep track of student progress and completion of projects. Every 14 hours of service that a student completes will earn 1 Service Learning Credit. Therefore, completing one In-Class Project will earn 1 Service Learning Credit. Students will be expected to earn 3 Service Learning Credits for graduation. This works out to be 42 hours of service, which is only two more than the CPS graduation requirement of 40 hours.

To be clear, the service learning credits are non-academic credits. They are not the same as the academic credits which students earn for passing classes. Also, the hours that students earn are still counted and maintained for transcripts and scholarship purposes. If a student earns 100 hours of service, then that’s the number their transcript will reflect.

As with any new system, it will take time for everyone to be on the same page, and we completely understand if you have any questions or concerns about the changes that are being made. If you do have questions about Service Learning, I can be contacted via email at shhewlett@cps.edu.

Thank you for your patience and feedback as we undergo this transition.

Mr. Hewlett

Service Learning Coordinator