The Texas Center for Service-Learning seeks to improve student achievement through service-learning, the thoughtful integration of community service with powerful academic learning. We assist students, teachers, administrators, and communities in Texas with training, technical assistance, and resources to develop and strengthen service-learning.

Service-Learning Quote "An education that teaches you to understand something about the world has done only half of the assignment. The other half is to teach you to do something about making the world a better place." - Johnnetta Cole, Former President, Spelman College

5th Annual TxCSL Summer Institute
Mark your calendars for the 5th annual Summer Institute in Service-Learning at the Austin Airport Hilton Hotel on June 18-20, 2008! This year's Institute will include workshops by noted consultants Cathy Berger Kaye and Jim Toole, practical sessions on evaluation and assessment by national expert Shelley Billig, a national perspective from Nelda Brown of the National Service-Learning Partnership, guidance from Texas Parks & Wildlife on effective environmental service-learning projects, introduction to the EPICS High School model for service-learning engineering and technology design projects, an exciting Youth Track for middle and high school students, and teacher certification training for PeaceJam. To register or for more information, please check our Institute webpage.

President’s Environmental Youth Awards
Today’s Youth Protecting Tomorrow’s Environment
Young people from around the country are invited annually to participate in the awards program which encourages individuals, school classes, summer camps, public interest groups, and youth organizations to promote environmental awareness and positive community involvement. Your project – or one you are sponsoring – could be an award winner. Encourage one or more students you know to apply for a PEYA and see what a difference they can make for the environment with an award-winning project. Applicants from all 50 states and U.S. territories are eligible to compete for an award. Learn more on the award website.

See Your Success on the Learn and Serve America Clearinghouse Website!
Learn and Serve America's National Service-Learning Clearinghouse knows what great work you do and we want others to know too. Please send them your stories and photos of your service-learning successes and they will publicize them on the Clearinghouse website and in our print material. Success Stories are now featured on the home page and will be featured items on the relevant sector page. Submit your Success Story at the National Service-Learning Clearinghouse.

Service-Learning in Afterschool Programs
Seven afterschool programs in California have joined together, through the California Afterschool Service-Learning initiative (CASSL) to implement, study, and document the ways in which service-learning can be similarly effective in the afterschool setting. Their best practices, challenges, and triumphs are shared in the publication titled "Service-Learning: A Strategy for Success in Afterschool." To learn more, visit the Youth Service California website.

Learn and Serve America
National Resources
The Learn and Serve America Program website of the Corporation for National and Community Service provides a wealth of information on service-learning and national initiatives, including the Presidential Freedom Scholarships. You can also link to the National Service-Learning Clearinghouse, which is a repository of service-learning resources from around the country that can be downloaded for or borrowed from the lending library.

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