Upcoming Youth Events (Courtesy of YPS)

June 23 – 25, 2008
2008 Summer Institute on Service-Learning
The 2008 Summer Institute on Service-Learning will focus on one of the National Dropout Prevention Center's 15 Effective Strategies - service-learning - that addresses many of the reasons kids are turning their backs on school. The theme of this Institute is "Service Learning: A Strategy for Keeping Youth in School." This 2 1/2-day Institute will enable educators to understand how service-learning promotes positive youth development and prevents dropouts while reinforcing principles of high quality effective service-learning. For more information, visit the National Dropout Prevention Center.


June 26 – 27, 2008
Fifth Annual Urban Service-Learning Institute
The Urban Service-Learning Institute, sponsored by the National Youth Leadership Council, brings together community, young people, and leading educators to discuss service-learning outreach and application techniques that help students in urban environments achieve academic excellence and become strong community leaders. Participants have an opportunity to explore current trends and topics affecting urban communities. Visit the National Youth Leadership Council for more information.


July 14-18, 2008
Discovering Community Summer Institute – Middlebury, Vermont
The Discovering Community Summer Institute offers educators the opportunity to explore the power of field research as a means to facilitate student engagement with their home communities. Over the course of an intensive, week-long program participants will work with cultural researchers, documentary media specialists, artists, and fellow educators in a learning environment that models an ethnographic approach to community enquiry. The Institute brings together place as the context, sustainability as the goal, and service-learning as the strategy. For more information please visit Discovering Community.


July 21-24, 2008
Congress in the Classroom – Peoria, Illinois
Congress in the Classroom is a national, award-winning education program now in its 16th year. Developed and sponsored by The Dirksen Congressional Center, the workshop is dedicated to the exchange of ideas and information on teaching about Congress. Congress in the Classroom is designed for high school or middle school teachers who teach U.S. history, government, civics, political science, or social studies. Forty teachers will be selected to take part in the program. Applications are now being accepted for the 2008 program. Individuals will be notified of their acceptance status by April 30, 2008.


July 21-25, 2008
Community Works Summer Institute – Shelburne Farms, Vermont
The Institute is a professional development experience for educators and partners. It provides training and models – supported by a variety of resources and strategies – for developing and articulating a classroom, school, or program's approach to service-learning. For more information please visit Community Works.


July 31-August 1, 2008
Education for Sustainability Institute – Shelburne Farms, Vermont
The Education for Sustainability Institute is an opportunity for educators interested in curriculum development, community partnerships, campus ecology and collaboration. The three primary goals of the sustainability movement are environmental integrity, economic prosperity, and social equity. Education for Sustainability helps to bring these three goals closer to reality. For more information please visit Sustainable Schools Project.


November 12-13, 2008
Global Youth Forum – Denver, Colorado
At People to People International’s Global Youth Forum (GYF), young achievers ages 13-18 from around the world explore various perspectives and skills while also experiencing an exciting new group of diverse people and cultures. A variety of dynamic speakers, interactive workshops and rewarding activities highlight this unique youth conference, which is devoted to key components of the People to People International mission. For more information please visit People to People International.