Monthly Archives: April 2011

LSI Fellows Program Application 2011-12 Now Online!

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Apply online to join the 2011-12 class of LearnServe Fellows!

Application Deadline: May 28, 2011

Eligibility: you must…

1. Be a sophomore or junior next fall

2. Attend a LearnServe International partner school*

To apply…

1. Contact your school’s LearnServe Advisor to say you are interested*

2. Apply online: click here!  (Shortcut:  www.tinyurl.com/lsifellows11-12)

3. Phone interviews will be conducted the first week in June.

Decisions will be announced mid-June.  Students accepted as LearnServe Fellows will be asked to pay a $100 enrollment fee to confirm their participation.  (Financial assistance is available for all students; no students will be turned away for inability to pay.)

*Not a student at a LearnServe partner school?  Don’t know who your school’s LearnServe advisor is?  Contact fellows@learn-serve.org.

LearnServe Fellow selected One World Student Ambassador

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LearnServe Fellow Yoni Kalin was selected one of 12 One World Student Ambassadors by One World Education.  One World Education publishes and builds curriculum around student written reflections on cultural, local, and global issues.  Yoni was selected from among 500 applicants.

All 12 One World Student Ambassadors will be recognized at the 2011 Youth, Culture, and Learning Celebration on Thursday, April 28.  Visit One World Education online for details.

Central High Creek Cleanup to Celebrate Earth Day

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On Thursday, April 14 LearnServe Fellow KP Missana and his Central High School team celebrated Earth Day early, cleaning the Cabin Branch Creek that runs through Central’s campus.  ”There’s so much pollution,” KP shared with the Gazette, “erosion, lots of pollution, chairs, oil, tires — basically everything that would harm an animal or human.”

The team of 40 students, Central Principal Fletcher James, and a host of local environmental organizations removed 55 tires, a rusted refrigerator, and dozens of trash bags.  Read more about their efforts in the Gazette.

KP is one of more than 50 LearnServe Fellows from nearly 30 high schools across DC, Maryland, and Virginia who presented their social venture projects at the LearnServe Panels and Venture Fair earlier this month.  Their projects were reviewed by panels of more than 100 local business and non-profit leaders recommending the students for seed grants of up to $1,000 to get their projects off the ground.