5. My thoughts and feelings as I did the project were: 6. Next time I would: 7. As I look back at the objectives that I chose in Step 1, those that I accomplished were: 8. I would apply the skills that I learned from the project in this way: 9. Overall I feel that the project: 5. Celebrate Take the time to celebrate your accomplishments. • My community service project celebration included the following people or groups: • What we did to celebrate was: • This is how I can what I learn: Suggested Community Service Project Ideas Adopt a Park plants and trees, plant flowers, plants and trees Organize a Litter Squad to pick up trash regularly Put up signs asking people to pick up their dogs’ excrements Ask authorities to install trash cans, benches, a or picnic tables Inform others about why parks are important Organize events at the park to bring it to life and make people care for it Current Issues Put on a play about local issues Organize talks about human rights for specific groups at risk Organize a festival or a fair, or write and present a play about discrimination to promote tolerance towards others a Bulletin Board at your school or a blog on local issues Choose a issue and post ads and posters at public places
better in school science fairs, etc. Protecting the Environment Organize a Litter to pick up trash regularly at public places and involve the community Develop and maintain a recycling program at school Write and illustrate a brochure about how to separate garbage and give it out at public places Start a Bulletin Board at your school or a blog on issues Become an Guard at home and school: turn off lights and appliances that nobody is using, fix water leaks, separate trash, use both sides of a sheet of paper, etc. Organize a festival or a fair, or write and present a play about daily actions we can do to protect the environment Preserving your traditions Ask your grandparents and elderly people to tell you anecdotes or stories and show you photos from when they were young; publish them in a Bulletin Board or a blog Find traditional games, learn them, teach them to younger children and play with them Look for a traditional song, record it, make a video and upload it to YouTube Learn an indigenous language and speak it with others Research the history of your community and organize free guided tours for locals or tourists Learn and teach to cook traditional dishes Promoting Tolerance Design a campaign to promote tolerance and understanding of differences Organize talks about human rights for specific groups at risk and inform them about their Organize a fair to give information about other countries in order to promote understanding of others cultures Make birthday or holiday cards for orphans or elderly people so they will feel loved Write and present a play that teaches young children how to stay safe at home
rights and what to do if they need help Personal Development something to another person Take a lifesaving class Volunteer to help at public or charitable events Start a No Swearing Club Make Kits and donate them to schools, orphanages, senior homes or shelters Hold clothes drive and donate the clothes and shoes to an orphanage or senior home APPENDIX 12: LIST OF POTENTIAL MATERIALS FOR THE ACCESS PROGRAM American publishers and American English materials are preferred but not required. These U.S. Department of State created materials are or will be available online at American English. Title Proficiency Level Thematic category *American Themes: An Anthology of Young Adult Literature High beginning to advanced Literature with reading, writing, speaking, listening, and grammar *The Ladder Series w/audio: Selections Beginning to intermediate Reading, listening *In the Loop Reference (intermediate to advanced) Reading *Celebrate! Text and workbook High Intermediate Reading *The Lighter Side of TEFL High beginning to high intermediate Reading, writing Pop Culture vs. Real America (a publication of the U.S. Department of State’s International Information Programs (IIP)) Intermediate to advanced Reading