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BSU Service Learning Templates
Also, Congressional Awards Require 30 to 400 Hours of Public Service
Introduction
/ How Service Learning Works / Student
Story / Resources
Templates from BSU
program
Thanks to BSU's TRIO staff for sharing the following templates from
the 2002 summer program for Upward Bound high-school age students. Recycle
them for your purposes with the staff's blessings.
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Intro
letter:
"Let's Make a
difference!" invites a letter from BSU's Tia Short to summer TRIO
students in the Boise area.
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Rationale:
Why Should I
Volunteer?
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Options
checklist:
Students
check service possibilities that interest them. BSU TRIO staff
does the follow-up.
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Verification:
Volunteering
verification requires name of student, activity, date, hours
volunteering and signature of adult verifying participation.
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Application:
Boys and Girls Club volunteers and alumni fill
out this application for volunteer activities.
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Journal
questions:
Journal
reflection questions help increase student awareness of what they
learn and volunteering benefits.
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Certificate:
Each TRIO student
gets a Certificate documenting hours of public service. Up
Congressional
award
High School students who receive
Congressional certificates and medallions, an honor that resonates on
scholarship applications, are expected to spend "50% of your
time" on Volunteer Public Service, 25% on personal development and
25% on physical fitness.
This award gives a high mark to aim for in
volunteer service: Certificates require 30 to 90 hours (Bronze to Gold),
while medal minimums in volunteer service are 100 hours for bronze up to
400 hours for gold. More on Congressional
Awards. Up
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Congressional Awards set high standards for high
school volunteer hours, a target for TRIO youths
Tia Short
organizes the BSU Service Learning Program
Tia
S. Short
TRIO Pre-College Programs
Upward Bound Service Learning Coordinator
Boise
State University,
Mailing Address: 1910 University Drive, Boise ID 83725
Physical Address: 1105 B Grant St.
Phone: 208.890.9441
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