Now accepting applications for the LearnServe International 2010-11 Fellows Program!
Click here for more information.
LearnServe Fellows Pitch Social Ventures
42 LearnServe Fellows pitched their “ventures” – innovative plans for transforming their schools and communities – to more than 60 local leaders convened by LearnServe International and partner organization Youth Venture on April 8. The ideas pitched by the student teams included virtual exchanges with schools in Zambia and Burkina Faso, scholarship programs for children of incarcerated parents, HIV/AIDS awareness and outreach, and school-based recycling and solar energy initiatives.
DCPS Recognizes LSI
District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) issued a partnership letter to LearnServe International, officially recognizing the high value of LSI’s work with students in the District.
Linowes’ Leadership Award for Scott Rechler, Director of LSI Fellows Program
Congratulations to Scott Rechler, Director of the LearnServe Fellows Program, who was awarded the 2009 Linowes Leadership Award by the Community Foundation of the National Capital Region. Introduced in 1997, the Linowes Leadership Awards annual recognize “unsung heroes” who exercise their community leadership across multiple sectors. The award honors the legacy of R. Robert Linowes, Chairman of the Community Foundation from 1992-1997.
