The Saint Paul Public Schools Community Education Service-Learning Program offers support in the following areas:

-         Funding for developing high-quality service-learning projects/curriculum

-         Service-learning trainings for SPPS teachers and staff

-         Assistance in developing partnerships with community organizations.

-         Professional development and service-learning project resources.

-         Networking opportunities (local and national) with other service-learning practitioner

-      Ongoing support in developing projects that meet the K-12 Service-Learning Standards for Quality Practice

Resources & Project Ideas for Service-Learning:

Learn & Serve America has provided an excellent opportunity through their website to share and search service-learning ideas and curriculum across the nation. Please use the following link to either share your project idea or search through the hundreds of examples listed online. 

National Service-Learning Clearinghouse - America's source for service-learning information.

Impacts of Service-Learning on Participating K-12 Students - Summarizes research showing the academic impact of service-learning.

National Service-Learning Partnership - A national network of members dedicated to advancing service-learning as a core part of every young person's education.

Talking to Parents about Service-Learning - National Service-Learning Partnership

National Youth Leadership Council - Increasing the capacity of schools and communities to engage young people in active learning and service.

Growing to Greatness: The State of Service-Learning - An annual report on new research and state-by-state profiles of service-learning efforts.

Service-Learning at the Minnesota Department of Education.