To learn more about the issue, students help out at a downtown veterans shelter. Their responsibilities broaden as they Stock the food pantry. Work at the clothing store. Perform clerical duties. Service is integrated with learning when students read literature about homelessness and the military.
Veterans visit school and respond to questions about their military experience.
Tools ClarisWorks, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet Value Learning about the Constitution and serving in a veteran s shelter enables young people to understand the real meaning of participatory democracy. Interaction with veterans who were willing to make the ultimate sacrifice allows students to develop lifelong skills and address the needs of underrepresented constituencies. Teacher Profile Sarah has taught middle school learning disabilities classes for several years. She is a BPS Lead Teacher, Mentor Teacher, and a Boston Teachers Union Building Representative.