Action+Project,+Research+and+Leadership

= Community Concerns --- School Issues --- Peer Relations -- Environmental Issues =

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==The purpose of this page is to allow, encourage and direct students in the development of real world projects within their school, community or beyond in order to research, design and address problems or areas of need as they see them.== ==Students will follow a problem solving model that takes them through the stages of project identification, research, design and implementation. Various websites that have action project models can be utilized during the process.==

__Program Goals__

 * ==Involve students in collaborative projects that are interdisciplinary.==
 * ==Provide opportunities for leadership and self directed learning.==
 * ==Improve our school - community environment.==
 * ==Encourage civic responsibility and character development.==
 * ==Develop the capacity to think and learn through action.==

Evaluating Rubric
=__Resources__= == [|Implementing a Civil Action Project] is a great website resource for the development of a plan from research to action. ==

Breading Down Barrier CNN Heroes provides some innovative and inspiring stories of people solving problems all around the world.
== [|Design Meets Community Needs from Edutopia] is a blog describing how to go about designing to meet the needs in our neighborhoods. ==