Hey everyone!
So I spent quite a bit of time thinking and wrestling with how best to incorporate service-learning here at my site. As I mentioned in our seminar, I plan to combine the ABE reading class I'll be teaching with this service-learning project. (Side note, I'm so excited to be getting to teach a small group class, the particular group I'll be working with are five women, four of which are mothers--and they all are higher level readers, close to a 6th or 7th grade reading level, which means they are tantalizingly close to qualifying for the GED.) Anyhow, we're going to reading and working with a lot of cool material that centers around women and race, now and in the 1960s.
I am a bit stuck, when it comes to what we can do as a meaningful service project that would integrate the content used, the literacy that the students are in the process of gaining, and benefit our community...I wonder if any of you all have any ideas. I had been thinking about the class creating materials for future classes (or to be supplemental material for our tutors), but I'm not sure. I'd more than welcome any ideas from you all! Also, I would love to hear more about what you all are planning on doing.
Jenn
The Scrap Exchange was a great host and the creative exercises helped the Head Tutors to get to know each other better. They also had some tangible manifestations of the work they did together, including one tutor who they dressed as a robot and who remained dressed up for almost the entire training session!
This month, AmeriCorps members participated in the September 11th Day of Service. For our service, we went to the Food Bank of Durham. In the morning shift, our main role was to throw out a ton of moldy bread donations which could not be given away in time before they went bad. This was quite a task and it took about 14 of us to throw away all that waste. 
