CWI's Mission
is to support educators in creating curriculum with place as the context, service-learning as the strategy, and sustainability as the goal. learn more
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SUMMER EVENTS for 2012
Limited Space is Available for These Events
Register online or by mail-in registration
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT • REGISTER NOW and SAVE $200-$800
CWI Summer WEST Institute on Service-Learning
July 30–August 3, 2012, Los Angeles, California
at Loyola Marymount University
 Summer WEST takes place in a retreat like setting, adjacent to one of the world's most vibrant urban settings. Veteran practitioners, model programs, guided support, curriculum and program planning, and more.
learn more • register online
printable registration form
or call 909-480-3966
“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
New Jersey |
Institute Alumni Reflect
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT!
CWI Summer EAST Institute on Service-Learning
July 16-20, 2012, Shelburne, Vermont –12th annual
at Shelburne Farms, Vermont
 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 • register online
printable registration form
“I always knew Service-Learning was important for our students, but I never was able to verbalize in academic terms why it was so important. CWI's Institute has assisted me in developing my thinking of why SL is important.”
Bret O’Connor, Principal
Claremont High School
Claremont, California
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Hear from CWI Alumni
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Institute Reflections • CWI alumni comment
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
Now in use by thousands of educators across the U.S. and abroad. Visit our online Bookstore. Quantity discounts are available. more info
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT and TRAINING
We offer a variety of 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
 “My participation gave me renewed energy. This was awesome. I have been to many Learn & Serve events this was by far the most informative and effective in taking Arizona to the next level.
Shelly Camp, Teacher
Leadership Participant
Arizona Learn & Serve
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 2000-2010 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
 In recent months we've been pleased to partner with the Quebec Provincial CLC Initiative, presenting the inaugural Quebec CWI Institute on Service-Learning. [photo at right] CWI faculty are working with educators from across Quebec province from the most rural regions to urban centers. CWI also partnered with Arizona's Learn & Serve and Department of Education in putting together a statewide leadership training for educators, students, and Americorps. Over the past year we've been privileged to meet a fascinating group of teachers and students working on a host of innovative service and sustainability projects. [photo at left] In Oregon's Ashland District educators ispent several in-service days working with CWI to deepen their capacity to embed service-learning and sustainability within the curriculum. In Vermont,  we've worked recently with Grand Isle School District providing an inservice day on site, for this large rural district. Joined by our partner Shelburne Farms, we followed up on work begun by several adminstrators and teachers at CWI's Summer EAST Institute.
This year's highlights also included a quite amazing group of educators attending CWI's 2011 Summer EAST and WEST Institutes on Service-Learning. [photo at right] CWI's Institutes 2000-11 participants have come from many geographically and culturally diverse places, including the U.S, Canada, Thailand, Egypt, Columbia, Lebanon, and Bulgaria. more news |
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