The Official Goucher College Community Based Learning Blog!
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 8th, 2009
A puzzle-solving race around Baltimore, similar to Amazing Race. Test your Baltimore knowledge! Win fun prizes! Support a great organization! Proceeds go to Unchained Talent, an after-school performing arts and mentoring program for Baltimore City high school students. More details and sign up at www.unchainedtalent.org.
Date: Saturday, September 12
Time: 2 PM
Place: Austin Grill, Canton
If you have [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 15th, 2009
Check out the article on GreatKidsUpClose.org about the Dallas F. Nicholas Community School Radio Program:
Dallas Nicholas Broadcasts to World Through Radio Blog
Posted in Uncategorized on May 21st, 2009
Now online, visit Goucher College’s Community Service and Social Justice website.
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, 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 Uncategorized on Apr 1st, 2009
Community-based learning, or service learning, is a way for students to actively connect their academic work with direct experience in the community. By combining hands-on work in the community with the academic framework provided by course work across the curriculum, students gain a rich experience of social issues. Students learn about the workings of community, [...]
