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UPCOMING EVENTS
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CWI Summer WEST Institute on Service-Learning
July 29–August 2, 2013, Los Angeles, California
at Loyola Marymount University register online
 Summer WEST takes place in a stunningly beautiful retreat like setting, adjacent to one of the world's most vibrant urban settings. Veteran practitioners, model programs, guided support, curriculum planning, and more.
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CWI Summer EAST Institute on Service-Learning
July 15-19, 2013, Shelburne, Vermont
at Shelburne Farms, Vermont register online
 Set amid the breathtaking landscape of northern Vermont, this is a premier international event. Join with colleagues from across North America and beyond, working to embrace service-learning and sustainability within their teaching practice. learn more l register online
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“I would absolutely recommend CWI’s Institute! I now have a direction in which to take my program. We are moving from a community service model toward service-learning. I’ve gained confidence in my belief that we should move in this direction. The facilitators’ understanding was strong, sensible, and practical.”
N. Elijah Silvin, Dean of Student Life,
Poly Prep School, Brooklyn, New York
“I felt reaffirmed...Thank you for a stimulating, thoughtful, and useful week. I learned a lot, met wonderful people, and had time to think and plan. I was inspired!”
Chris Tananone
Global Issues and Service Coordinator
International School of Bangkok |
“CWI gave me the opportunity to go deep in my understanding of service-learning and the way it can transform education. This Institute has given me a framework with which to return to my community with concrete ideas on how to implement service-learning.”
Elizabeth Ferguson
The Lawrenceville School
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PUBLICATIONS
The Complete Resource for Service-Learning
and Sustainability Revised and Expanded 3rd Edition
Includes an all new section on Education for Sustainability along with an expanded series of exemplars. more
"I found CWI’s Workbook and planning templates to be very useful. These will be key tools for making recommendations to my administration in terms of important action steps, and in terms of documenting and evaluation our progress in integrating Service-learning. I also appreciated the clarity with which place-based education, service-learning and sustainability were linked.”
Jill Stewart, Coordinator of Community Service
Upper Canada College Prep (UCC)
Toronto, Ontario
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT and TRAINING
 We offer a variety of SITE BASED trainings and professional development opportunities using using CWI's best practice based model. Trainings and support are available on-site at your school or organization, within the U.S. and internationally.
Institute Reflections • CWI alumni comment
“We were all able to effectively mesh our service-learning frame of reference in order to help create a ‘bigger picture’. CWI gives participants a solid base in understanding service-learning as an approach to arrive at more sustainable communities. The instructors really made quality time for participants. This team approach kept us focused, invigorated, intrinsically motivated and energized,”
Nicole Whelan, IB/CAS and S-L Coordinator
American School of the Hague
The Netherlands
We work with educators and organizations across the U.S. and internationally. We have supported our alumni in establishing, improving, or expanding service-learning initiatives and community partnerships.
CWI trainings are conducted by members of our veteran faculty. We will work with you to develop a customized training or presentation to meet your own school or organization's unique needs. learn more
email CWI for more information, or call 909-480-3966
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Featured Educators
Moving Beyond the Walls in Los Angeles
By PAULA COHEN
 "At CWI's Summer WEST, I met like minded educators who could see beyond the limitations, who thought outside the box, who were willing to ask big questions and delve deep into the answers. It felt like coming home. When we talk about resiliency in young people, feeling like a part of something important and valuable is a crucial piece. Our school has been going through many of the tumultuous transitions that all public schools are going through." read more
INSTITUTE REFLECTION
Vesting Learners, Facilitating Voice
 By IYAUNNA TOWERY-AJIDUAH, M.Ed.
I remember the night before the first day of the Institute I could not sleep. I had gotten this anxious feeling, the feeling that one might get when they knew “something” was about to happen. I really did not know exactly what to expect. Honestly, what could really happen in just a week’s time? Well, I can now say that a lot can happen: inspiration; intensity; purpose; and transformation. read more
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CWI NEWS and EVENTS
 Partnering with Schools and Communties
CWI celebrates important work accomplished with local educators from communities across North America and abroad. We extend our appreciation to all of our workshop participants, subscribers, partners, and donors, and to our 2000-2012 alumni. alumni comment
“This will help me to better reflect on my craft and network with likeminded people. “
Luis H. Perales, Chicanos Por la Causa
Tucson, Arizona
 We are very pleased to announce that CWI has joined in partnership with the Frederick Douglass Family Foundation in support of their K-12 service-learning initiative which is focused on ending human trafficking. The Foundation is carrying forward the legacy of a great man through a number of educational efforts, including the New Proclamation of Freedom.
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  CWI's recent outreach efforts include our work with the American School of Warsaw and the Central and Eastern European Schools Association (CEESA). CWI is providing specialized training for CEESA teachers that will support expanding the use of service-learning in international schools. CWI is partnering with Tucson's City High School in presenting an annual Symposium on Transforming Schools. Arizona educators, K-16 and community based, are encourged to join us for a day of collaboration and learning. learn more In Texas, we've embarked on an important newpartnership with the Texas Coalition for Campus to Community(C3Texas) to provide professional development support for K-16 service-learning and communty engagement efforts across the state.
This year's highlights also included a quite amazing group of educators who attended CWI's 2012 Summer EAST and WEST Institutes on Service-Learning. [photo at right] From 1998-2012, CWI's Institutes participants have come from many geographically and culturally diverse places, including the U.S, Canada, Thailand, Turkey, Poland, Egypt, Columbia, Lebanon, and Bulgaria. more news |
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