Introduction to profiles of some community schools -- places where the education of children and the activities of a community occur either alternately or simultaneously. (Author)

A student activities program at a high school in Indianapolis has sparked new life into a dying program. The background, activities, and recommendations are discussed. (MF)

Choose three child care centers as project--make toys, shelves and signs, using skills acquired during year. (Editor)

The religious education course for seniors at Marian Catholic High School in Chicago Heights, Illinois, is designed to heighten students' religious awareness through volunteer work with less fortunate members of the community. (SJL)

Describes activities undertaken by a team of science educators in a fishing community in the Philippines to link science education in the schools to the home and community by involving parents in science-related activities, enriching elementary school level science, and raising the level of scientific consciousness in the community. (CS)

Describes a project done by a technical writing class in which a city council was persuaded to take action pertaining to the naming of streets. The project involved extensive research in several areas and a variety of technical writing assignments, and it used the expertise of students with a wide range of academic interests. (TJ)

Describes successful site-based parent/community involvement program at Central School District of San Bernardino County, California. (PKP)

This article describes the "block home" program, neighborhood volunteers who provide a place of refuge when children encounter an emergency as they walk to and from school. Organization, purpose, and guidelines for planning and implementation are discussed. (IAH)

Describes field trips and related activities in which nearby institutions, local celebrities, and distinctive aspects of community life are employed to enrich the Schools Reaching Out project at the David A. Ellis School in Roxbury (MA). (DM)

Compares the Schools Reaching Out programs at two elementary schools in Roxbury (MA) and New York City with four similar projects elsewhere. Describes how an intervenor not involved with the ordinary operation of the school can help design, direct, motivate, and assess a school outreach program. (DM)

Describes a popular school conservation program that helped an Alberta town reduce its demand for energy and raised the environmental awareness of an entire community. (LZ)

Describes the adoption of an old riverside landfill by an elementary school as a Habitat 2000 community project. Contains a "how-to" checklist for such a project, information on building school-community community partnerships, and promotional ideas for stewardship projects. (LZ)

Describes New York City's Parklands Partnership Program, in which elementary and secondary students visit natural woodlands areas in their neighborhood, learn about forest ecology, and engage in restoration and reforestation activities that foster a connection between themselves and their local environment. (SV)

Defines community service learning. Discusses its importance to business and higher education. Describes three community service learning projects involving three departments in the college business curriculum: (1) partnering among public schools, junior achievement, and management classes; (2) between nonprofit organizations and computer…

Describes the challenges and ultimate success of a partnership--the first of its kind--between San Jose State University and the city of San Jose to develop a joint library that was both innovative and economically sound. (EV)