COMMENTS on
Community Works Trainings

“An excellent workshop, extremely useful! Your understanding is superb because you have lived it.”
Workshop Participant
Sag Harbor Schools, NY

“The workshop was inspirational with workable and progressiveviews and ideas. It caused me to look at current practices and helped me to see alternatives. Thank You! ”
Michael Foss
Special Education and Transition Specialist
Claremont, New Hampshire

“Impressive diversity of experience. The format and pacing was fantastic. Thank you for providing a new stronger foundation for me to build my school year on with my students.”
Dan Gross
Teacher/Guide
Ridge & Valley Charter School
Blairstown, New Jersey

“The workshop was very beneficial. I really enjoyed learning about other people’s projects and ideas.”
Shannon Donovan
Northeast Program Manager
The Student Conservation Association

“The facilitator’s level of understanding of the concepts and subject matter was excellent”
Mac McInnes
Assistant Professor
Unity College, Maine

“The facilitator was very knowledgable on the areas of focus and able to adjust the flow to meet participants’ needs. He did a wonderful job. Don’t change a thing!”
Rob Stull, Teacher
Notre Dame Academy, Virginia"


"I used your Service-Learning Guide at a Lesson Planning Institute for high school teachers in the Acalanes Union High School District in Northern California. 9 out of the 10 teachers gravitated toward the Community Works Tool."
Valerie Sorgen
Service-Learning Coordinator
Palo Alto, CA


Community Works
Summer Institute
July 21-25, 2008

at Shelburne Farms, Vermont

Register Early for 2008!
More Information

Registration Form-Brochure (PDF)
NOTE: 2007 ENROLLED TO CAPACITY

“What I got from the Institute was for more than I hoped for. It was too valuable to have missed. I think of the week in Vermont as the first step in a fantastic adventure. Thank You!”
Mary Drexler –Hamilton Terrace High School
Shreveport, Louisiana

Documentation, Program Evaluation & Publication
We provide support for documentation and publication, including print publication and Web site development. Our goal is to assist teachers, schools, and educational organizations in sharing their stories and teaching strategies with other educators.

Professional Development
We support educators in creating curriculum that connects students and schools to their communities—through consultation, workshops and trainings facilitated by experienced practitioners.

Summer Institutes
We design and provide accredited institutes for individual schools and for educational initiatives.

Reflection Workshops
We offer workshops in reflective documentation to assist educators in creating an integrated reflection component within their work.
Reflection Examples


Schools and Organizations We Have Supported