Service Learning Possibilities for the Year!
Protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline! Service learning has been really tricky for us in the past as it can feel contrived or otherizing or at the very least, feel less than meaningful for our students. Below are two ideas we have to incorporate thoughtful, beneficial service learning into our new school year. We are very excited about some programs that are in the Dominican Republic, specifically, Alta Gracia , which would go really well with our Economics unit. Alta Gracia pays their workers a living wage and says that, " In addition to this salary, we respect our employees’ rights as workers and as human beings, including the right to a safe and healthy workplace, the right to be treated with dignity and respect on the job, and the right to form a union." We met with Alta Gracia employees and multiple union leaders and workers this summer, and feel like this could be a great