Resources
Introduction:
This item contains resources for coordinators, including information brochures to distribute to parents and community groups, a calendar of events, an overview of possible grants to apply for and the 2007 Community Service Program forum presentations.
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| This document provides background information about community service along with information on student selection, orientation, training and insurance, and ideas for program development. | |
| Please email or fax this order form to the Curriculum Council to order log books. | |
| This spreadsheet contains the names of Community Service Coordinators and their school phone number. This list will be updated each term. | |
| This document gives details about national and state events that take place throughout the year that coordinators may choose to link their programs. | |
| This document lists the grants schools can apply for to fund special community service projects. | |
| This spreadsheet lists the organisations that received Small Project Grants and provides a description of the projects being undertaken in 2009. | |
| Volunteering WA is the peak body for volunteering in Western Australia. | |
| The above website also contains a link to the state's Volunteer Resource Centres. There are 24 Volunteer Resource Centres throughout Western Australia in both metropolitan and regional areas. Each centre supports volunteers and community organisations by (i) linking potential volunteers with not-for-profit agencies requiring volunteers, (ii) providing community agencies with information and resources for managing volunteers and (iii) raising community awareness of the importance of volunteering. Volunteer Resources Centres are a good starting point for schools trying to find information about organisations in their community that need volunteers. | |
| View presentations given by Community Service Coordinators and community groups during the 2007 Community Service Program forum. | |
| This document, compiled by Community Service Coordinator, Ying Jie Choo, lists service activities for education support students that can be linked to learning area programs. | |
| This resource provides ideas for projects that community organisations could organise for students they host for community service activities. This resource, developed by the Volunteer Resource Centre Alliance WA. aims to assist both schools and community organisations identify appropriate projects for community service in a variety of service sectors. | |
| The Australian Sustainable Schools Initiative WA (AuSSI - WA) promotes action based learning as part of a whole-school approach to sustainability. The project website showcases a broad range of activities that schools are engaged in as part of this initiative, many of which would qualify as community service. | |
| This document lists the community service opportunities at the Australian Red Cross. | |
| Taking it Global is an international non-profit organisation which connects youth around the world by internet portal. Young people may find inspiration, access information and get involved in improving their local and global communities. The Guide to Action may help students to plan community service projects. | |
| Appendix B contains service-learning suggestions for learning areas (p. 29). | |
| This page contains links to Dr Billig's presentations and current research on community service/service-learning. | |
| These useful links take you to organisations involved with community service and service-learning. |
- Suggested Content
- Planning and Implementation
- Community Service - General Information