The Official Goucher College Community Based Learning Blog!
Posted in Volunteer Opportunities on Apr 28th, 2009
Who: Anyone fluent in English and another language: French, Amharic, Arabic, etc.
Time: Approximately 1 – 1 1/2 hours/week; sessions scheduled M-F, 8 am – 5 pm
Commitment: You are welcome even if you cannot commit to every week!
Where: ASTT’s offices are located in Wheaton, DC and Baltimore at 431 E. Belvedere Ave.
Contact: [...]
Posted in Volunteer Opportunities on Apr 22nd, 2009
Who: Anyone fluent in English and another language: French, Amharic, Arabic, etc.
Time: Approximately 1 – 1 1/2 hours/week; sessions scheduled M-F, 9 am – 4 pm
Commitment: You are welcome even if you cannot commit to every week!
Where: ASTT’s offices are located in Wheaton, DC and Baltimore at 431 E. Belvedere Ave.
Contact: Rachel Avery, Volunteer Coordinator, [...]
Posted in Campus Events on Apr 21st, 2009
Posted in Wide Angle Youth Media on Apr 20th, 2009
This coming Saturday (4/25/2009) will be Wide Angle Youth Media’s 4th Annual Who Are You? Youth Media Festival: “Known for the Future, Living for Today”. The event is at CENTERSTAGE (700 North Calvert Street, Balto, MD 21202). The doors open at noon and the performance starts at 1:00 pm (and will run for [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 15th, 2009
By Rachel Bond
rabon001@mail.goucher.edu
In Savannah, Georgia we met up with a gentleman who goes by the name of Farmer D. Farmer D produces organic food and provides it to local homeless shelters as well as a local restaurant serving local organic food. He is also trying to work on starting local organic farmer’s markets in and [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 13th, 2009
By Evon Hewitt Jr.
evon.hewitt@gmail.com
Greetings to all! My name is Evon Hewitt Jr., a Primary Self-Contained Special Educator at Dallas F. Nicholas Sr. Elementary School. For the past four years I have humbly served the children of Baltimore City with extreme pride and joy. In the fall of 2007, Dallas F. Nicholas, Goucher College, and [...]
Posted in Alternative Spring Break Trips on Apr 13th, 2009
By Deborah Cohen
decoh001@mail.goucher.edu
Walking into Starfish Café, the first thing you notice is the friendly staff. With a big smile and the wave of a hand, they usher you into the restaurant. However, the easy going atmosphere and the kind staff cover only a small spectrum of the virtues Starfish Café offers. The food is delectable, [...]
Posted in Alternative Spring Break Trips on Apr 11th, 2009
By Maegan Burke
maegan.burke@goucher.edu
During our trip to Savannah (or to some “The Sav”), we had the pleasure of making dinner for a women and children’s shelter by the name of Magdalene House. We were faced with the task of making dinner for over 40 people. What at first seemed hard but not too bad turned into [...]
Posted in Alternative Spring Break Trips, Uncategorized on Apr 11th, 2009
By Sondra Chipkin
sondra.chipkin@goucher.edu
One of my favorite places that we visited in Savannah, Georgia was Magdalene House. This is an emergency shelter for women and their children to stay temporarily until they can find housing. While our group was there we able to sit in on a basic nutrition class. These women were taught about ways [...]
Posted in Employment Opportunities on Apr 9th, 2009
AmeriCorps*VISTA Service-Learning Collaborative Coordinator
Montgomery College Takoma Park/Silver Spring is seeking an AmeriCorps*VISTA member to coordinate a unique service-learning initiative that brings together middle school, high school and college level students to be involved in service-learning experiences. The ESOL population is specifically targeted in an effort to assist these students to enter successfully the next stage [...]
