Service Learning

Check out these amazing opportunities. You can earn service learning hours from the comfort of your home. Be sure to log your hours using the district's new service learning verification form if your hours have been completed during the school closure. Contact your professional school counselors or administrators for additional information . 

PGCPS District Service Learning Website: Click to get service learning information and important forms.

Ongoing Service Learning Projects: 

Adopt a US Soldier – If you have time to write one letter a week, you can adopt a US soldier or donate items needed by homeless veterans. Learn more at http: https:americasadoptasoldier.org

Bookshare – Help people with disabilities access the written world by scanning books or cleaning up the files used to create accessible books. Sign up at https://www.bookshare.org/cms/get-involved/volunteer/opportunities-us

The Human Voicebank – All you have to do is read a few sentences to contribute your voice to be used in assistive technology for people who are unable to vocalize. Learn more at https://www.vocalid.co/voicebank

Operation Photo Rescue – If you have experience working in PhotoShop, you can help to restore personal photos for victims of floods and other natural disasters. Get started at http://www.operationphotorescue.org/

Shelter the World – You can further the cause of global housing by signing up as a virtual volunteer, which means helping out through social media and online awareness. Sign up at http://sheltertheworld.org/virtual-volunteer/

Ideas for service learning:

• Create and launch a social media campaign to support completion of the 2020 Census

• Create and launch a social media campaign to support blood donation

• Create and launch a social media campaign to support safe practices during the Covid-19 crisis

• Tutor students virtually

• Call in and read to patients at a hospital or senior living facility 

• Write your local, state or national representatives about an issue or challenge that is important to you

• Knit, crochet or sew needed items for a hospital or senior living facility. 

• Teach a virtual class on a subject where you are an expert

• Develop and promote a virtual voter registration campaign. 

• Create a "Read to Students" program for elementary students utilizing social media or interactive technology