Community Service-Learning Class Honors

1. Nine "Governor's Recognition of Youth Service Awards"

2. Articles in the publications of:

• The National Youth Leadership Council
• The Character Education Institute
• Lawrence Kohlberg's "Moral Education Forum"
• The Institute for Global Ethics
• Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
• Boston University

3. A letter of recognition from President Bush

4. Featured in the Character Education Partnership video, "Commitment to Character"

5. The subject of a nationally distributed audio tape, "Voices; Learning by Serving the Community in Winona, Minnesota," produced by the Corporate Radio Network

6. An interview with Newsweek magazine

7. Classroom visits and interviews by the Departments of Education of Iowa,Wisconsin, and Minnesota

8. Classroom visits by members of the MN State Legislature

9. Inquiries from various State Departments of Education, and school districts across the United States

10. CS-L class instructors have been asked to participate in a variety of forums, conferences, and workshops. They have presented at the MN Dept. of Children, Families, and Learning; Assessing Learning through Service Conference, the National Convention of the National Youth Leadership Council, and others. John Ruggeberg, the founder of the district's course has spoken on the topics of service-learning and character education from Washington to San Diego(and points in-between!). He has testified before the Congressional Committee on Youth Service as well as President Clinton's Domestic Policy Team. He is a founding member of the Character Education Partnership. This summer he is speaking at the Character Education Conference in St. Louis.