• The World is Small

    DC area students and teachers traveling to Zambia, Paraguay, and Jamaica learn to Think Big.
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  • Color Outside the Lines

    Meet Yoni Kalin, founder of Color My World, and 8 other LearnServe alums to see how they are changing the world.
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  • What's the next big idea?

    Follow the 2011–12 LearnServe Fellows as they launch social ventures designed to transform their communities.
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Change Begins Here. Imagine a new generation of leaders standing up for­—and taking action on—the issues that matter to them most.

We identify students with the passion to make a difference, and equip them with the knowledge, business tools, relationships and practice they need to transform their schools and communities—and themselves. Through international summer service-learning opportunities and entrepreneurship training during the academic year, LearnServe prepares high school students to be global leaders and social entrepreneurs.

Since 2003 LearnServe has directly served more than 500 students representing a diverse network of public, private, and charter schools in Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Our students in turn have already touched the lives of thousands. We invite you to join us as we work together to reach thousands more.

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B-CC Students Fight Obesity

May 6, 2013 Chevy Chase Living: Melinda Estridge reports on Cecelia Carchedi’s venture project… “Cecelia Carchedi, a sophomore at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, is concerned about the

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LearnServe Innovation Awards Announced

April 23, 2013 On Thursday evening, April 18, forty-five teams of LearnServe Fellows presented their ideas to change the world. Their ventures were reviewed by more than 120…

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Thank you to our Sponsors!

April 19, 2013 Many thanks to our LearnServe Fellows Program and Venture Fair Sponsors!… We are grateful for your investment in leadership, entrepreneurship, and new opportunities for young

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