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- Provides exercises to improve conflict resolution skills. Has activities identified with Language Arts, Social Science and Science, but actually the work is appropriate across subjects.
- Provides six colleges that provide trainining in conflict resolution or peace.
- Provides lessons and resources that show you how to look for hidden messages. Includes worksheets.
Lists
- Provides sources of information on heroes.
- The goal of this site is "to increase the number of females and underrepresented minorities studying and teaching science and mathematics."
Materials
- Provides a test of attitudes regarding age, race, gender and self-esteem. Created by Anthony Greenwald and Mahzarin Banaji. Your responses are measured by your speed of associations. Most of us do have biases (preferences) that may conflict with our values. Biases can work invisibly and give us a tendency to treat others unfairly (with prejudice). By uncovering our biases, we can combat our prejudices more effectively.
- Provides well-designed certificates of achievement for service to the community, service by the community, academic achievements, sports and music.
Papers
- Aung San Suu Kyi, a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, speaks to youth about issues such as power and freedom.
- Provides awards of 10,000 dollars and a grand award of 1000 for community service. Applications are due May 10, 1999. Applicants must be under 30 years old.
- Provides transcripts of interviews of international figures regarding key world developments. The interviews are conducted by Harry Kreisler. 8-99
- Provides suggestions, encouraging students who are not well known to run for office in high school. 6-99
- Provides suggestions from students on how to get elected for a student office in high school. 6-99
- Awesome Library's challenge to collaboratively develop a future that focuses on our children as our foundation. Provides a forum for discussing our next 50 years.
- Provides an interview with Rajmohan Gandhi, Mahatma Gandhi's grandson, on how to achieve world peace.
- Provides the story on nine women who have won the Nobel Peace Prize, including Mother Teresa.
- Describes the history of various kinds of ascents to power, including revolutions, despots, rulers, leaders. Includes a sample of empires. 2-00
- "The intent of Apple Seeds is to provide quotations and short stories from eclectic sources that promote positive attitudes, and development of holistic human dignity--from tiny seeds to ripened fruit."
- Provides a rationale and suggestions for starting a community "kindness" campaign. 2-00
- Provides a short biography of Winona LaDuke, nominated by Time Magazine as one of "50 Leaders for the Future."
- Provides stories of youth who have already done exceptional things with their lives or for others.
- Describes the Youth Envoy program, a program to empower youth in working against crime.
- Provides suggestions to improve listening skills.
- Provides the report of the President's Advisory Board or Commission on Race, called One America and released in September of 1998. Includes promising practices, what we can do and more.
- Provides five steps for taking action in your community.
- Provides key concepts from Deming and others to foster a systemic approach to improvement and self-assessment. Includes a free copy of the book.
- Provides suggestions to improve teamwork skills.
- Provides papers on outstanding women.
- Describes the history of various kinds of ascents to power, including revolutions, despots, rulers, leaders. Includes a sample of empires. 2-00
Projects
- Provides information about the mission of the National 4H Council to work as partners with youth in building our communities.
- Provides information about 4H Clubs by state.
- Includes two programs - 1) The National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) is "a full-time service program for men and women age 18 through 24. AmeriCorps NCCC members work in teams." 2) Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) is "a full-time service program for men and women age 18 and older. Members generally work individually, rather than in teams."
- Provides suggestions on way educators can help students become involved with the America's Promise campaign and the Summit in particular.
- According to The Giraffe Project, "The Center for the Common Good assists groups and organizations in developing skills to recognize the common good and to commit to use the concept to build healthy and strong communities within a diverse society."
- CYDF is "concerned with the development of Chinese youth and children, promote the development of the work, social education, science and technology, cultural and welfare undertakings among the Chinese youth and children, work for the modernization and reunification of the motherland (China), enhance the friendly relations among international youth and children and safeguard world peace."
- "City Year, part of the AmeriCorps National Service Network, is a national service program which unites young adults, ages 17 to 23, from diverse racial, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds for a demanding year of full-time community service, leadership development, and civic engagement."
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- Community Cousins
- Provides information on Community Cousins, a program to break down racial tensions by matching families of different races. The families form long term relationships and model possibilities for others.
- Concord Review
- According to The Giraffe Project, "Will Fitzhugh's Concord Review publishes the history research papers of high school scholars. The Review is a one-man effort to honor good students as highly as our school culture honors young athletes."
- Congressional Youth Leadership Council (CYLC)
- "The Congressional Youth Leadership Council is a non-profit, non-partisan, civic education organization that provides outstanding high school students nationwide an opportunity to study leadership, citizenship and government in the Nation's Capital."
- Council on International Educational Exchange
- CIEE "seeks to promote educational exchanges and foster international understanding."
- Creative Writing Projects (Mining Company - Dobbs)
- Provides projects, such as writing essays and poems, around themes. Dobbs assists the authros and puts the best materials on a Web page for all to see. See, for example, the September 25th project, "Solutions for a Better World."
- Earth Angels
- Provides information on the efforts of inner city pre-teens taking on environmental projects for the benefit of everyone.
- Futuristic of the Year (Heineken)
- Provides a contest to present a vision of the future. A $2,500 prize goes to the winners.
- Global Ideas Bank
- "An International Suggestion Box for socially innovative non-technological ideas and projects, with £1,000 UK sterling awards annually for the best ideas or projects submitted."
- Grants - Applying (Foundation Center)
- Provides suggestions for preparing a proposal and also answers frequently asked questions.
- Grants Available (Grantmaker Information - Digital Equipment Corporation)
- Provides fundable topics and application information.
- Grants Available (Grantmaker Information - Ewing Marion Kauffman)
- Provides fundable topics and application information.
- Grants Available (Grantmaker Information - Fieldstone Foundation)
- Provides fundable topics and application information.
- Grants Available (Grantmaker Information - Lumpkin Foundation)
- Provides fundable topics and application information.
- Grants Available (Grantmaker Information - Public Welfare Foundation)
- Provides fundable topics and application information.
- Grants Available (Grantmaker Information - William Penn Foundation)
- Provides fundable topics and application information.
- Grants Available (Grantmaker Information)
- Provides a search engine and index of sources of funds. Provides summaries, stressing fundable topics and application information.
- Homeless Teens (StandUp for Kids)
- Provides opportunities for volunteering to help homeless teens. Listings are by state. 10-99
- I Have a Dream Foundation
- Law-Related Education (Teens, Crime and the Community)
- Provides training and projects for teens to actively lead in reducing crime. Created by the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) and Street Law, Inc. (formerly the National Institute for Citizen Education in the Law), TCC is a joint initiative currently funded on the national level by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice.
- Mentors - By Subject (The Chalkboard)
- Provides organizations by subject and location that have mentoring programs.
- Mentors - Volunteering (Your Time - Their Future)
- Provides organizations by city that have mentoring programs. They also have an activities list and more.
- National Service Scholars Program (CNS)
- "The National Service Scholars program is an opportunity for schools and communities to recognize young people for outstanding volunteer service while helping them continue their education."
- Nominate Your Favorite Teacher (Bonus.com and Random House)
- Provide a vote for an extraordinary teacher to be recognized nationally. 11-99
- Outward Bound Program
- "Outward Bound courses are designed to help people develop confidence, compassion, an appreciation for selfless service to others, and a lasting relationship with the natural environment. We are not a survival school."
- Projects for Kids (TEAMS - Gail)
- Provides suggested steps for kid to get involved locally or to save the planet. 2-00
- Prudential National Honorees (Prudential)
- Describes how 5 students made a difference to be named honorees.
- Role Models - A Life of Exploration and Challenge (Bellingham Schools - McKensie)
- Provides resources and 10 characteristics of those who have chosen a life of exploration, challenge, and discovery.
- Role Models - Biography Maker (Bellingham Schools - McKensie)
- Provides step by step assistance in writing a biography - or autobiography.
- Sample Projects for Kids (TEAMS - Gail)
- Provides places to contact, as well as papers on how kids can help save the planet or get involved locally. 2-00
- Stories of Real Heroes (Giraffe Program)
- Provides stories of real heroes as part of a national program.
- Teen-Friendly Projects (Association of Youth Councils)
- Provides a list of opportunities for teens to get involved with projects useful for their communities.
- Toastmasters Leadership Development Program (Toastmasters)
- Provides leadership training and communication skills development. Must be at least 18 years old to join.
- UN World Youth Forum Report
- Provides the final report from a forum of youth representing 150 countries.
- UN World Youth Forum
- Provides information about the forum, the final report, and contact information for the youth representing 150 countries.
- Upbeat News Stories
- "...Positive, Optimistic, Inspiring News for all ages...."
- Volunteering Opportunities (Youth Service America)
- Provides ways to volunteer to contribute to your community.
- Wilderness-Based Adventures (NOL)
- The National Outdoor Leadership School (NOL) "is a wilderness-based, non-profit school focusing on leadership and skills."
- WiseSkills
- "WiseSkills is an innovative school program that combines a variety of positive prevention activities into a simple, yet comprehensive, character-building program. These activities include: character education, career awareness, conflict resolution, peer mediation, community service, and parent involvement."
- World Peace (iEARN)
- Provides "global student projects that 'make a difference' on the planet."
- Youth Hall of Fame (VYHF)
- Provides stories about kids around the world who have excelled in courage, creativity, enterprise, or service. Also provides an opportunity to communicate with each of them.
- Youth Parliaments and Service Organizations
- Provides information about opportunities for teens to get involved with projects useful for their communities.
- Concord Review
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