Show 28 Excerpt: Service-Learning in the Chugach School District

Originally featured on the Kids & Volunteering show.

The Chugach School District which includes the areas of Whittier, Tatitlek and Chenaga Bay as well as a large extension school service throughout Alaska makes service-learning a graduation requirement for its students. Each year, no matter the grade level, every student must participate in a volunteering effort - like the one pictured below.

Head teacher at the Whittier Community School, Stephanie Burgoon shared these photos with us. She writes: "Each year, the Whittier Community School students and staff work together to clean up trash in the community and plant flowers in pots to distribute throughout the town."

In the clip below, Stephanie shares with producer, Sarah Gonzales, how her students - from Kindergarten to graduation - are making a difference in their small community, and also throughout the country!