Calling all youth producers!
Do you want to have the chance to win $500 for your school/organization?
Do you want to showcase your school/organization’s service-learning work?
Are you talented with making videos or taking pictures?
Do you want to get the word out about service-learning?
Then, the We Are a Solution: Youth Changing the World through Service-Learning Multimedia Showcase is for you! Through this national service-learning recognition program for youth, by youth, young people can express how they are transforming their communities, their schools, and even their own lives through service-learning.
The submission deadline is January 12, 2009. Entry packages must be complete and received by NSLP by 5 PM EST. Limit on entry per youth group/team/class. Entries will be sorted into three divisions by grade level: Elementary School (K-5), Middle School (6-8), and High School (9-12). Winners will be selected by public voting from a pool of expert judge determined finalists. All winners will be announced on March 18. 2009.
Go here for official rules, application, and more information.
But wait!
Enter your submission by Friday, December 12 and you will be eligible for a special drawing. The National Service-Learning Partnership will hold a drawing for each division (K-5, 6-8, 9-12) for a $50 gift certificate for a pizza party!
Have questions or need more information? Contact Partnership Director of Member Engagement Christina Kwon at ckwon@aed.org
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About the National Service-Learning Partnership:
The National Service-Learning Partnership at the Academy for Educational Development is a grassroots network of more than 12,000 members from all 50 states and U.S. territories. The Partnership connects and mobilizes youth, teachers, parents, administrators, policymakers, education leaders, community partners, businesspeople, and researchers dedicated to advancing service-learning as a core part of every young person’s life and education. For more information, please visit http://www.service-learningpartnership.org.
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