Month: May 2018

  • Discovering the Root Cause: School Food Waste

    A critical component of the SLP model is that projects are as student-driven as possible, at every step of the process. It’s always exciting to see students light up the moment they realize they are “in charge.” During the first phase, students brainstorm issues of concern, both in their school and community, and then work…

  • At Fourteen Years Old, Tackling Police Brutality

    When eighth graders at Boerum Hill School for International Studies (BHS) gathered for their first SLP session, the tragic massacre in Las Vegas was fresh in their minds. During their issue brainstorming session, gun violence and terrorism were early suggested topics. After a student pointed out, however, that the news media had yet to label…

  • SLP’s Spring Benefit: Thank you!

    It takes a village to make the Service Learning Project’s (SLP) work with Brooklyn youth possible, and we were thrilled to celebrate with our incredible community of donors, friends, and school partners! This year’s event, held at the fabulous Invisible Dog gallery in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, and emcee’d by Brooklyn author Lucinda Rosenfeld, would not…