There is a reason that we\u2019ve written so many stories about students doing cool projects in and with their communities! Relevant, real world learning experiences are highly engaging for young adolescents.<\/span><\/p>\n

The learning and work feels meaningful, and youth feel energized with their emerging sense of agency: <\/span>I can make a difference in my community. Here and now. This matters.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Seriously, there\u2019s no way we can capture them all here in this toolkit, and it\u2019s likely that almost any post makes at least some reference to students engaging with the larger community.<\/span><\/p>\n

There is a lot of overlap between community-engaged learning and <\/span>place-based learning, outdoor learning<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>project-based learning<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>service learning<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>negotiated curriculum<\/span><\/a>, and even <\/span>education for sustainability<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But whatever you call it, when it has the essential ingredients of real world, student driven, making a difference and, crucially, engaging with members and organizations in the local community. Community engaged learning is a huge boon for student students and for communities – it\u2019s a win-win!<\/span><\/p>\n

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How to approach Community Engaged Learning<\/b><\/h2>\n

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• Introducing: Asset mapping<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
• The Successful, sustainable middle school<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
• A Critical lens on project-based learning<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
• Interactive map tools for creating deeper place-based learning<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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  Examples of student projects<\/b><\/h2>\n

  Meet the Compassionate Faces of the Shires<\/span><\/a> by Jeanie Phillips<\/span><\/p>\n

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  • Manchester Elementary and Middle School 5th graders created profiles of compassionate community members. To illustrate, includes video and examples of student work.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Humans of Burke<\/span><\/a> by Katy Farber<\/span><\/p>\n

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    • Burke Town School 8th graders spent a semester connecting with community members and creating art to honor them. To illustrate, includes video and examples of student work.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      The value of a community mentor<\/span><\/a> by Life LeGeros<\/span><\/p>\n

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      • Crossett Brook Middle School\u2019s Brainado project allows an 8th grader to connect with a local mechanic (and parlay it into a summer job!). To illustrate, includes video.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Projects for Hope<\/span><\/a> by Katy Farber<\/span><\/p>\n

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        • Burke Town School 8th graders connect with community leaders and use the UN Global Goals to contribute to the community. To illustrate, includes video.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Sixth Graders Revamp the Ville<\/span><\/a> by Life LeGeros<\/span><\/p>\n

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          • Lyndon Town School 6th graders participate in a town-wide planning process to improve the community. To illustrate, includes video, lesson plans from teachers, and learning scales.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Who are we as West Rutland?<\/span><\/a> by Emily Hoyler<\/span><\/p>\n

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            • West Rutland students in grades 7-8 take an asset and inquiry approach to improving their community. To illustrate, includes student work.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              (re)Building community: Breaking bread and stereotypes with formerly incarcerated Vermonters <\/span><\/a>by Jeanie Phillips<\/span><\/p>\n

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              • Dorset School 6th graders connected with Dismas of Vermont during a unit about cooking, food, and community.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                Connecting students to community in northeast Vermont<\/span><\/a> by TIIE staff<\/span><\/p>\n

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                • Burke Town School students in grade 3-5 work to reconnect their community after pandemic school closures. To illustrate, includes video and lesson plans.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                  Who are the keepers of your town\u2019s history?<\/span><\/a> by Rachel Mark<\/span><\/p>\n

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                  • Manchester Elementary Middle School 7th graders used oral histories and 3D printing to create mini documentaries about local history. To illustrate, includes description and video.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                    Lessons learned from a community conversations about race<\/span><\/a> by Life LeGeros<\/span><\/p>\n

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                    • Students at Harwood Union High School partnered with community members to facilitate a community conversation about the name of a primary school in the district.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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                      Podcast episodes (and transcripts) about Community Engaged Learning<\/b><\/h2>\n

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                      • #vted Reads: Community Schools Blueprint with Kathleen Kesson<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
                      • #vted Reads: Place-Based Curriculum Design with Thierry Mugabo Uwilingiyimana<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
                      • #vted Reads: Braiding Sweetgrass with Aimee Arandia \u00d8stensen<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
                      • 21st Century Classroom\/#vted Reads: All About Service Learning with Katy Farber<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
                      • 21st Century Classroom: What I Learning at the Youth Climate Strike with Emily Hoyler<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
                      • 21st Century Classroom: Making history on the radio with Brattleboro Middle School<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                        There is a reason that we\u2019ve written so many stories about students doing cool projects in and with their communities! Relevant, real world learning experiences are highly engaging for young adolescents. The learning and work feels meaningful, and youth feel energized with their emerging sense of agency: I can make a difference in my community. … <\/p>\n

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