Community Search Scavenger Hunt 1



Service-Learning Community Scavenger Hunt #1Directions: Choose at least 3 activities to complete from each section. Part One: Impacting Your Community______1. Complete the School Yard Report Card. List your school’s grade here: _________In which section did your school score the highest? __________________________In which section did your school score the lowest? _________________________________ 2. Visit the Maryland Food Bank. How many children are food-insecure in Maryland? ___________________________Record two other facts about food insecurity in Maryland that you find compelling:1.2. Additionally, search the Maryland State Department of Education website () to find data that addresses the number of students receiving Free and Reduced Meals at your school (or in your county). # of FARM students ____________ % of FARM students __________________ 3. Use Google maps to search for your school or home. Perform a search nearby for nursing homes in your area. How many are within a 5 mile radius? ________Which nursing home is the closest? ________________ Does your school/ office currently have contacts or a partnership with that nursing home? __________________ 4. Check your school or office’s Master Calendar. How many school wide celebrations are there for veterans? _____________How many of the following Patriotic Days are marked on your school or office’s Master Calendar?______ Veteran’s Day______ Patriot Day______ Pearl Harbor Day______ Loyalty Day______ Memorial Day______ POW/MIA Recognition Day______ Independence Day______ Flag Day______ 5. Survey students individually or as a group (at least 10 students) about their concerns in the community. Student or GroupAge(s)Concerns In Their CommunityWhat issue were the most students concerned about? ___________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 6. Survey parents (at least 10) about their concerns in the community and the resources they could potentially provide for service-learning (time, donations, speakers, training, etc.). NameIssueResourcesPart Two: Identifying Potential Partners______ 1. Conduct a web search for local Volunteer Centers and community based organizations (CBOs) that could be partners on projects and possible service sites. Conduct an online visit to the Governor’s Office on Service and Volunteerism (GOSV) website to identify possible partners and opportunities. Identify at least three community based organizations in your school system that you could potentially partner with for service-learning. Put a star next to any organizations that you already partner with at your school. Organization NameMailing Address/ Website______ 2. Identify at least three community based organizations within walking distance from your school that you could potentially partner with for service-learning. Explain how you might both benefit from this munity Based OrganizationExplanation______ 3. Interview a member of the community (parent, local business, volunteer organization) about their view of the school and the students. Name & Organization: ____________________________Title: ___________________On a scale of (low) 1 – 10 (high), how would they rate the academic performance of the school? ___________________On a scale of (low) 1 – 10 (high), how likely would they be to hire a student from that school to manage a community project? _______________On a scale of (low) 1 – 10 (high), how involved are they with the school and its social and academic programs? ________________On a scale of (rarely) 1 – 10 (always), how often does the school invite the community to participate in school activities? ________________What issues can the interviewee identify that need to be addressed in the community? ________________________________________________________________________Would they be willing to work with students to tackle these issues? _________________ What reservations might they have about working with students? __________________ ________________________________________________________________________Any other comments about the interaction between the school and the community?_______________________________________________________________________________ 4. Interview your student government members, your guidance counselors, principal, and other teachers to create a list of community based organizations with which your school already partners. Ask them to rate the organization on a scale of (low) 1 – 10 (high) on the quality of the partnership. (10 means that all parties involved consider this to be a mutually beneficial partnership.)OrganizationPartnering GroupRating_______ 5. Set up a meeting to speak with the Parent, Teacher, Student Association (PTSA) or Kiwanis or Rotary (or similar group) within the next two months on service-learning.Meeting Date: ___________________________Meeting Time: _________________Contact Person: __________________________Organization: __________________Purpose of Meeting: _______________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________Talking Points: ___________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________Part Three: Establishing a Service-Learning Partnership_______ 1. Building support – Get at least 3 school staff members and your principal to agree to support to your project. NamePositionPossible Role in ProjectPrincipal_______ 2. Making contact – Email, call, or meet with a potential contact you identified in Part One or Part Two. Complete the contact sheet below to keep notes on your discussion for future reference. Date: __________________Time: ________________Organization: ____________________________________________________________Address: ________________________________________________________________Contact Person: ______________________________Phone: (_____)___________Website: ___________________________________Email: __________________What services will be provided? To whom? When? ___________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ How could students get involved? Direct/ Indirect/ Advocacy/ Joint project? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________Any special consideration, training, age requirements, hours of operation? ________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________How can the organization prepare your students? (Speakers, field trips, sensitivity training, materials) _____________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Identify at least three other students or teachers in other schools who have run innovative programs and could serve as role models or advisors as you set up your service-learning program.Name/ PositionSchoolProject Description_______ 4. Take a field trip to visit a potential community partner. Make sure to observe them at work on a similar project or while they’re working with students. Take notes about what you will need to do to equip students with the necessary knowledge and skills to complete this service-learning successfully. Date: __________________Time:_________________Organization: ___________________________________________________________Observations: __________________________________________________________________ 5. Contact the PTSA, Kiwanis, Rotary, or similar organizations to generate support for your project. Can they offer time, volunteers, training, speakers, videos, readings, contacts, donations, money? Identify at least 2 partners who can pledge support for your anizationPledged Support(This document includes selected resources that may be of interest to Maryland public schools teachers, students, and parents. While many of the resources have been developed by MSDE, others are the work of outside organizations. MSDE does not necessarily endorse links by other organizations, and is not responsible for their content and any consequences arising thereof.) ................
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