OUR PARTNERS INCLUDE:
CO-SEED Community-based School Education Program Antioch University, NE
Education for Sustainability Network
Flow of History
Forest for Every Classroom
National Gardening Association
National Service-Learning Clearinghouse
National Service-Learning Partnership
Orion Grassroots Network
Shelburne Farms
Sustainable Schools Project
Thetford Academy
Vermont Rural Partnership
A Special Thanks to Mary Azarian
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Our Mission is to promote exemplary teaching strategies, practices, programs and models that support students becoming caring, responsible and active members of their communities.
We Provide Resources for Educators that include Curriculum Exemplars and Tools, Publications and Technical Assistance,
We Offer Specialized Support and Training to assist educators in integrating Community-Based Education and Service-Learning. We also provide support for Curriculum Documentation and Student Publications. Community Works associates are veteran educators and trainers.
We work with individual schools and districts, and with regional programs and organizations. [Schools & Programs we have supported]
Our resources and publications—in-print and on-line— have been accessed and used by educators from across the US, Canada, and around the world.
Affiliations:
Community Works is member of Orions Grassroots Network, and a founding member of The National Service-Learning Partnership supported by Learning In Deed and the Kellogg Foundation. Community Works' associates have served as participants in the National Technical Advisory Group, the National Service-Learning Assessment Network, and similar efforts on a national basis. Community Works has also contributed resources to the Education Commission of the States’ Compact for Learning and Citizenship.
National Events:
Community Works associates have presented workshops and shared programs nationally and regionally on a regular basis since 1993. Staff have conducted numerous workshops for regional and national organizations, including the following: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD), Foxfire National Conference, National Conference on Service-Learning, Governor’s Conference on Prevention, Improving America’s Schools Conference, National Large Scale Assessment Conference, and National Service-Learning and Assessment Conferences.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, or to join our MAILING LIST for information on upcoming events and unique opportunities for teachers and schools contact Community Works at: 802-655-5918, or by email at: info@vermontcommunityworks.org
Our Mailing Address is: PO Box 2251 South Burlington, VT 05407
We would like to thank the many students, teachers and educational organizations who continue to thoughtfully share their work with us.
This Web site is made possible, in part, with support from The Josephine Bay Paul and C. Michael Paul Foundation. Support for our work also comes from generous contributions of individual donors.
Community Works On-Line Resource Center is operated by Vermont Community Works, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non profit educational organization.
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