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Service-Learning Facilitation (PUBSRV 1915)

Instructor: Lute White

Class Number: 34726

Course description:

This course provides an opportunity for students to participate in a mentoring/tutoring program between the University of Pittsburgh and Peabody High School. Groups of students will be traveling to Peabody for one hour twice a week (any two days, Monday through Thursday, from 1:30-2:30 p.m.) to work with a select group of Peabody students on their state required graduation projects. The class will also meet on Wednesday evenings from 6:00-8:30 p.m. to discuss the progress made at Peabody as well as learning from case studies and other research conducted to better facilitate these types of tutoring projects. An example of a past project using this model of cooperative mentoring/tutoring is:

Peabody High Recycles: Making A Difference in Our School and Community

Thirteen students at Peabody High School, in collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh's CAST program have been working to make a difference by recycling trash and keeping their school and communities clean. They organized a number of events to provide information about recycling and keeping the environment clean. The students' week of events included a recycling Olympics and recycled papermaking. The also planned and orchestrated an informative assembly explained why people should recycle and included speeches by a representatives from the Mayor's office, ABITIBI, and the PA Recycling Council, as well as Peabody's own Principal. It was highlighted by a fashion show featuring clothing made from recycled materials. On the day of the assembly, an ABITIBI paper-recycling bin was placed at Peabody High School. Peabody is well on its way to paper recycling.