Service Learning Program Current Projects
“I truly believe these service-learning experiences have made me a more effective teacher and have provided students a voice and a chance to show how much of a difference they can make as a citizen, even at a young age.”
-Barry J. Guillot, NBCT | 8th Grade Earth Science, Harry Hurst Middle School
| County/Parish, State | School | Service Learning Plan | Description | Subject Areas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson, LA | Academy of Our Lady High School | Inclusion Play Days | Students learn about people with disabilities before assisting special ed teachers with individualized attention and enrichment activities. | Religious Studies |
| Orleans, LA | Academy of the Sacred Heart | Glassroots | Students will learn about Louisiana’s coastal land loss crisis and glass recycling before touring the Glass Half Full Recycling Center and aiding in Southeast Louisiana restoration projects by producing sandbags. | Science, Social Studies |
| Jefferson, LA | John Q Adams Middle School | Understanding Homelessness | Students will receive instruction about homelessness and household budgeting before selecting one of the following service actions: donation drive or multipurpose cleaning product creation. | Math, Financial Literacy, Social Studies |
| Jefferson, LA | Archbishop Chapelle High School | Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana | Students will learn about the Louisiana coastal land loss crisis while aiding in restoration efforts by bagging oyster shells into mesh bags in preparation for reef construction. | Science, Social Studies |
| Jefferson, LA | Archbishop Chapelle High School | LOOP NOLA | Students will learn about issues facing Louisiana water systems such as invasive species and pollution, followed by a field trip to LOOP NOLA to engage in invasive species and pollution removal activities. | Science, Social Studies |
| Jefferson, LA | Archbishop Chapelle High School | Coastal Roots | Students learn about coastal erosion and contribute to defense and restoration projects. | Science, Social Studies |
| Jefferson, LA | Archbishop Chapelle High School | Woodlands Conservancy | Students will learn the part that forested wetlands play in storm mitigation and will be planting native trees in a designated restoration area. | Science, Social Studies |
| Jefferson, LA | Archbishop Chapelle High School | Understanding Homelessness | Students will receive instruction about homelessness and household budgeting before selecting one of the following service actions: donation drive or multipurpose cleaning product creation. | Math, Financial Literacy, Social Studies |
| Jefferson, LA | Archbishop Chapelle High School | LUMCON 7-12 | Students will learn about the importance of estuary monitoring and add to the data sets used by scientists in Louisiana and beyond. | Science, Social Studies |
| Plaquemines, LA | Belle Chasse High School | Our Heroes, Our Veterans | Students investigate the U.S. military and organize a day of events to honor local veterans. | Social Studies, English, Visual Arts |
| Jefferson, LA | Tom Benson School | M.E.S.S. Lab | Students study the concept of "Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle” and participate in a paint recycling project. | Math, English, Science, Social Studies |
| Jefferson, LA | Tom Benson School | LUMCON 3-6 | Students will learn about the importance of estuary monitoring and add to the data sets used by scientists in Louisiana and beyond. | Science, Social Studies |
| Jefferson, LA | Tom Benson School | LUMCON 7-12 | Students will learn about the importance of estuary monitoring and add to the data sets used by scientists in Louisiana and beyond. | Science, Social Studies |
| Orleans, LA | Bishop McManus Academy | M.E.S.S. Lab | Students study the concept of "Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle” and participate in a paint recycling project. | Math, English, Science, Social Studies |
| Orleans, LA | Bishop McManus Academy | LOOP NOLA | Students will learn about issues facing Louisiana water systems such as invasive species and pollution, followed by a field trip to LOOP NOLA to engage in invasive species and pollution removal activities. | Science, Social Studies |
| Calcasieu, LA | Bishop Noland Episcopal Day School | Coastal Roots | Students learn about coastal erosion and contribute to defense and restoration projects. | Science, Social Studies |
| Jefferson, LA | Bridgedale Elementary School | M.E.S.S. Lab | Students study the concept of "Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle” and participate in a paint recycling project. | Math, English, Science, Social Studies |
| East Baton Rouge, LA | The Brighton School | Coastal Roots | Students learn about coastal erosion and contribute to defense and restoration projects. | Science |
| St Tammany, LA | Cedarwood School | M.E.S.S. Lab | Students study the concept of "Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle” and participate in a paint recycling project. | Math, English, Science, Social Studies |
| Jefferson, LA | Chateau Estates Elementary School | Coastal Roots | Students learn about coastal erosion and contribute to defense and restoration projects. | Science, Social Studies |
| Jefferson, LA | Clancy-Maggiore Elementary School for the Arts | LUMCON 3-6 | Students will learn about the importance of estuary monitoring and add to the data sets used by scientists in Louisiana and beyond. | Science, Social Studies |
| Jefferson, LA | Clancy-Maggiore Elementary School for the Arts | M.E.S.S. Lab | Students study the concept of "Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle” and participate in a paint recycling project. | Math, English, Science, Social Studies |
| Ascension, LA | Dutchtown Middle School | A Cup of Thanks | Students with disabilities are taught the basics of customer service and apply their skills by providing a coffee cart service to teachers, special education staff, the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office. | Math, ELA, Social Studies |
| St John, LA | East St John High School | Aerial Systems Outreach | High schoolers evaluate the lack of diversity in STEM fields before teaching low-income and minority students how to use drones. | STEM |
| Orleans, LA | Ecole Bilingue De La Nouvelle-Orléans | LUMCON 7-12 | Students will learn about the importance of estuary monitoring and add to the data sets used by scientists in Louisiana and beyond. | Science, Social Studies |
| St Tammany, LA | Fifth Ward Junior High School | Poultry, Plants and Companion Animals | Students learn to raise baby chicks and the eggs are donated to low income families in the Bush and Sun communities. | STEM |
| Orleans, LA | The Good Shepherd School | LOOP NOLA | Students will learn about issues facing Louisiana water systems such as invasive species and pollution, followed by a field trip to LOOP NOLA to engage in invasive species and pollution removal activities. | Science, Social Studies |
| Orleans, LA | The Good Shepherd School | M.E.S.S. Lab | Students study the concept of "Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle” and participate in a paint recycling project. | Math, English, Science, Social Studies |
| Jefferson, LA | Gretna No. 2 Academy for Advanced Studies | M.E.S.S. Lab | Students study the concept of "Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle” and participate in a paint recycling project. | Math, English, Science, Social Studies |
| Harrison, MS | Gulfport High School | Plan-it Marsh | Students study wetlands before caring for marsh plants used in a living Mississippi shoreline restoration. | Science |
| Jefferson, LA | Haynes Academy | Classroom Garden | Students will study food insecurity, create a garden, and donate the produce to a local homeless shelter. | ELA, Science, Social Studies |
| Jefferson, LA | Haynes Academy | Blankets for Youth Facing Homeslessness | Art and computer science students will study homelessness and collaborate on a project to produce blankets for homeless youth. | Visual Arts, Computer Technology |
| Jefferson, LA | Haynes Academy | Continuing Coastal Roots | Students learn about coastal erosion and contribute to defense and restoration projects. | Science |
| Jefferson, LA | Hazel Park/Hilda Knoff Elementary School | M.E.S.S. Lab | Students study the concept of "Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle” and participate in a paint recycling project. | Math, English, Science, Social Studies |
| Jefferson, LA | Hazel Park/Hilda Knoff Elementary School | LUMCON 3-6 | Students will learn about the importance of estuary monitoring and add to the data sets used by scientists in Louisiana and beyond. | Science, Social Studies |
| Jefferson, LA | Immaculate Conception School | Understanding Homelessness | Students will receive instruction about homelessness and household budgeting before selecting one of the following service actions: donation drive or multipurpose cleaning product creation. | Math, Financial Literacy, Social Studies |
| Jefferson, LA | Immaculate Conception School | M.E.S.S. Lab | Students study the concept of "Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle” and participate in a paint recycling project. | Math, English, Science, Social Studies |
| Orleans, LA | International High School of New Orleans | Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana | Students will learn about the Louisiana coastal land loss crisis while aiding in restoration efforts by bagging oyster shells into mesh bags in preparation for reef construction. | Science, Social Studies |
| Orleans, LA | International High School of New Orleans | Common Ground | Students will learn about the Louisiana coastal land loss crisis while aiding in restoration efforts such as: removing invasive species, maintaining previously planted trees and grasses, weeding and potting trees, planting seeds, mulching pots or compost, and/or picking up trash or recycling. | Science, Social Studies |
| Orleans, LA | International High School of New Orleans | Understanding Homelessness | Students will receive instruction about homelessness and household budgeting before selecting one of the following service actions: donation drive or multipurpose cleaning product creation. | Math, Financial Literacy, Social Studies |
| Orleans, LA | International High School of New Orleans | Glassroots | Students will learn about Louisiana’s coastal land loss crisis and glass recycling before touring the Glass Half Full Recycling Center and aiding in Southeast Louisiana restoration projects by producing sandbags. | Science, Social Studies |
| Laurel, MS | Laurel Upper Elementary School | Tornado Tough | Students will study the science behind natural disasters before hosting a weather preparedness event and distributing emergency preparedness kits they assembled. | Science |
| Orleans, LA | Lycee Francais | M.E.S.S. Lab | Students study the concept of "Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle” and participate in a paint recycling project. | Math, English, Science, Social Studies |
| Orleans, LA | Lycee Francais | LUMCON 3-6 | Students will learn about the importance of estuary monitoring and add to the data sets used by scientists in Louisiana and beyond. | Science, Social Studies |
| Orleans, LA | Louise S. McGehee School | Sophomores Reflect on the American Dream | Sophomores explore the concept of the "American Dream" throughout history, as they visit agencies assisting the homeless, and consider the factors preventing one from achieving the "American Dream". | ELA |
| Orleans, LA | Louise S. McGehee School | Juniors Study Government Policy & Nonprofits | Students investigate government housing policies and homelessness, as they work with Habitat for Humanity. | Social Studies |
| Jefferson, LA | Metairie Park Country Day School | Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana | Students will learn about the Louisiana coastal land loss crisis while aiding in restoration efforts by bagging oyster shells into mesh bags in preparation for reef construction. | Science, Social Studies |
| Jefferson, LA | Metairie Park Country Day School | Glassroots | Students will learn about Louisiana’s coastal land loss crisis and glass recycling before touring the Glass Half Full Recycling Center and aiding in Southeast Louisiana restoration projects by producing sandbags. | Science, Social Studies |
| Orleans, LA | Mount Carmel Academy | Hands Helping hands | Students learn about blight and assist low-income homeowners with repairs to their homes. | Religious Studies |
| Orleans, LA | The NET: Central City High School | LOOP NOLA | Students will learn about issues facing Louisiana water systems such as invasive species and pollution, followed by a field trip to LOOP NOLA to engage in invasive species and pollution removal activities. | Science, Social Studies |
| Orleans, LA | The NET: Gentilly High School | Understanding Homelessness | Students will receive instruction about homelessness and household budgeting before selecting one of the following service actions: donation drive or multipurpose cleaning product creation. | Math, Financial Literacy, Social Studies |
| Orleans, LA | The NET: Gentilly High School | LOOP NOLA | Students will learn about issues facing Louisiana water systems such as invasive species and pollution, followed by a field trip to LOOP NOLA to engage in invasive species and pollution removal activities. | Science, Social Studies |
| Orleans, LA | New Harmony High School | Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana | Students will learn about the Louisiana coastal land loss crisis while aiding in restoration efforts by bagging oyster shells into mesh bags in preparation for reef construction. | Science, Social Studies |
| Orleans, LA | New Harmony High School | Woodlands Conservancy | Students will learn the part that forested wetlands play in storm mitigation and will be planting native trees in a designated restoration area. | Science, Social Studies |
| Orleans, LA | New Harmony High School | Common Ground | Students will learn about the Louisiana coastal land loss crisis while aiding in restoration efforts such as: removing invasive species, maintaining previously planted trees and grasses, weeding and potting trees, planting seeds, mulching pots or compost, and/or picking up trash or recycling. | Science, Social Studies |
| Orleans, LA | New Harmony High School | Glassroots | Students will learn about Louisiana’s coastal land loss crisis and glass recycling before touring the Glass Half Full Recycling Center and aiding in Southeast Louisiana restoration projects by producing sandbags. | Science, Social Studies |
| Orleans, LA | New Harmony High School | Sankofa Wetland Park & Nature Trail Restoration | Students will study wetland ecology and completed restoration projects at the wetland park. | Science, Social Studies, Agriculture |
| Orleans, LA | New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy (NOMMA) | Coastal Roots | Students learn about coastal erosion and contribute to defense and restoration projects. | STEM |
| Orleans, LA | New Orleans Science & Math High School | Solar Generators | Students will build four solar powered generators for use as part of disaster relief. | STEM |
| Hancock, MS | Our Lady Academy | Earth Day Festival | Students at Our Lady Academy will teach the 3rd and 4th graders about Earth Day after researching environmental concepts such as "reduce, reuse, recycle". | Science |
| St Tammany, LA | Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School | LUMCON 3-6 | Students will learn about the importance of estuary monitoring and add to the data sets used by scientists in Louisiana and beyond. | Science, Social Studies |
| Plaquemines, LA | Phoenix High School | Understanding Homelessness | Students will receive instruction about homelessness and household budgeting before selecting one of the following service actions: donation drive or multipurpose cleaning product creation. | Math, Financial Literacy, Social Studies |
| Tangipahoa, LA | Ponchatoula High School | Southeast Louisiana Veterans | Students with disabilities learn about American history, citizenship, and military service before visiting a center providing transitional services to homeless veterans. | Math, English/Language Arts, Social Studies, Vocational Instruction |
| Orleans, LA | Sarah T Reed Einstein High School | M.E.S.S. Lab | Students study the concept of "Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle” and participate in a paint recycling project. | Math, English, Science, Social Studies |
| Orleans, LA | ReNEW Laurel Elementary School | M.E.S.S. Lab | Students study the concept of "Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle” and participate in a paint recycling project. | Math, English, Science, Social Studies |
| Orleans, LA | ReNEW Laurel Elementary School | LUMCON 3-6 | Students will learn about the importance of estuary monitoring and add to the data sets used by scientists in Louisiana and beyond. | Science, Social Studies |
| East Baton Rouge, LA | Rollins Place Elementary School | Coastal Roots | Students learn about coastal erosion and contribute to defense and restoration projects. | Science, Social Studies, Math, ELA |
| Orleans, LA | Rooted School | Woodlands Conservancy | Students will learn the part that forested wetlands play in storm mitigation and will be planting native trees in a designated restoration area. | Science, Social Studies |
| Orleans, LA | Rooted School | Understanding Homelessness | Students will receive instruction about homelessness and household budgeting before selecting one of the following service actions: donation drive or multipurpose cleaning product creation. | Math, Financial Literacy, Social Studies |
| Orleans, LA | Rooted School | LUMCON 7-12 | Students will learn about the importance of estuary monitoring and add to the data sets used by scientists in Louisiana and beyond. | Science, Social Studies |
| Orleans, LA | Rooted School | LOOP NOLA | Students will learn about issues facing Louisiana water systems such as invasive species and pollution, followed by a field trip to LOOP NOLA to engage in invasive species and pollution removal activities. | Science, Social Studies |
| Orleans, LA | St Andrew's Episcopal School | LOOP NOLA | Students will learn about issues facing Louisiana water systems such as invasive species and pollution, followed by a field trip to LOOP NOLA to engage in invasive species and pollution removal activities. | Science, Social Studies |
| Jefferson, LA | St. Angela Merici School | 7th Graders CAN make a Difference | Students learn about hunger and budgeting before preparing and serving lunches at Lantern Light. | Math, Religious Studies |
| Jefferson, LA | St. Angela Merici School | 6th Literacy Builders | Students provide literacy support and donations to struggling readers. | English |
| Orleans, LA | St. Benedict the Moor School | Caring for First Responders | Kindergartners learn about community helpers such as police officers and firefighters and show their appreciation with homemade cards. | Social Studies, English, Visual Arts, Math |
| Orleans, LA | St. Benedict the Moor School | M.E.S.S. Lab | Students study the concept of "Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle” and participate in a paint recycling project. | Math, English, Science, Social Studies |
| Orleans, LA | St. Benedict the Moor School | LUMCON 3-6 | Students will learn about the importance of estuary monitoring and add to the data sets used by scientists in Louisiana and beyond. | Science, Social Studies |
| Jefferson, LA | St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School | Our Wetlands, Our Responsibility | Students study the wetlands before assisting with preserving animal habitats and replenish wetlands damaged by hurricanes and human interactions. | English, Science |
| St John, LA | St Joan of Arc Catholic School | Understanding Homelessness | Students will receive instruction about homelessness and household budgeting before selecting one of the following service actions: donation drive or multipurpose cleaning product creation. | Math, Financial Literacy, Social Studies |
| Orleans, LA | St Mary's Dominican High School | Sustaining Our Coast | Students learn about coastal erosion and contribute to defense and restoration projects. | Science, Social Studies |
| Orleans, LA | St Mary's Dominican High School | LUMCON 7-12 | Students will learn about the importance of estuary monitoring and add to the data sets used by scientists in Louisiana and beyond. | Science, Social Studies |
| Orleans, LA | St Paul's Episcopal School | Coastal Roots | Students learn about coastal erosion and contribute to defense and restoration projects. | Science |
| St Tammany, LA | St. Scholastica Academy | SSA Community Garden | Science students explore food insecurity, grow vegetables using a robot, and deliver fresh produce to a food bank. | Science, Social Studies, Math |
| Lafayette, LA | St Thomas More Catholic School | Coastal Roots | Students learn about coastal erosion and contribute to defense and restoration projects. | Science |
| Orleans, LA | Sherwood Forest Elementary School | M.E.S.S. Lab | Students study the concept of "Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle” and participate in a paint recycling project. | Math, English, Science, Social Studies |
| Orleans, LA | Sherwood Forest Elementary School | LUMCON 3-6 | Students will learn about the importance of estuary monitoring and add to the data sets used by scientists in Louisiana and beyond. | Science, Social Studies |
| Orleans, LA | Success at Thurgood Marshall | Woodlands Conservancy | Students will learn the part that forested wetlands play in storm mitigation and will be planting native trees in a designated restoration area. | Science, Social Studies |
| Orleans, LA | Success at Thurgood Marshall | Common Ground | Students will learn about the Louisiana coastal land loss crisis while aiding in restoration efforts such as: removing invasive species, maintaining previously planted trees and grasses, weeding and potting trees, planting seeds, mulching pots or compost, and/or picking up trash or recycling. | Science, Social Studies |
| Orleans, LA | Success at Thurgood Marshall | Understanding Homelessness | Students will receive instruction about homelessness and household budgeting before selecting one of the following service actions: donation drive or multipurpose cleaning product creation. | Math, Financial Literacy, Social Studies |
| Orleans, LA | Success at Thurgood Marshall | M.E.S.S. Lab | Students study the concept of "Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle” and participate in a paint recycling project. | Math, English, Science, Social Studies |
| Orleans, LA | Success at Thurgood Marshall | LOOP NOLA | Students will learn about issues facing Louisiana water systems such as invasive species and pollution, followed by a field trip to LOOP NOLA to engage in invasive species and pollution removal activities. | Science, Social Studies |
| Orleans, LA | Ursuline Academy (Lower School) | LUMCON 3-6 | Students will learn about the importance of estuary monitoring and add to the data sets used by scientists in Louisiana and beyond. | Science, Social Studies |
| Orleans, LA | Ursuline Academy | LUMCON 7-12 | Students will learn about the importance of estuary monitoring and add to the data sets used by scientists in Louisiana and beyond. | Science, Social Studies |
| Orleans, LA | Ursuline Academy | Service to the homeless and the hungry | Ursuline Juniors partner with a food bank to learn about food insecurity and homelessness before hosting a school food drive and serving lunch at area shelters. | Religious Studies |
| Orleans, LA | Ursuline Academy | Coastal Restoration | Seniors and seventh graders learn about Louisiana ecosystems before assisting with reforestation shoring up the coast. | Science, Religious Studies |
| Orleans, LA | Ursuline Academy | Aspirational Art | Art students will meet with a Grace House representative to learn about substance abuse and create 12-step journals for each resident to use in therapy or during meditation. | Visual Arts |
| Orleans, LA | Ursuline Academy (Lower School) | M.E.S.S. Lab | Students study the concept of "Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle” and participate in a paint recycling project. | Math, English, Science, Social Studies |
| Orleans, LA | Ursuline Academy | Journey with the Saints | Ursuline students create a small festival for students at special needs parochial school to share their knowledge of history of the Saints. | Religious Studies |
| Orleans, LA | Ursuline Academy | Launching Companion | Students learning about navigating adult responsibilities (e.g. laundry) will create a guidebook to aid people transitioning into permanent housing. | Adult Responsibility, Psychology |
| Orleans, LA | Ursuline Academy | Sewing for Service | Students learn about health challenges faced by the elderly and create lap quilts for a senior services' participants. | Visual Arts, Religious Studies |
| Orleans, LA | Warren Easton High School | Understanding Homelessness | Students will receive instruction about homelessness and household budgeting before selecting one of the following service actions: donation drive or multipurpose cleaning product creation. | Math, Financial Literacy, Social Studies |
| Orleans, LA | Warren Easton High School | YRNO/STEM Students Building Together | After studying engineering fundamentals in the classroom, students will receiving hands-on building experience while rehabbing blighted properties. | STEM, Engineering, Math |
| Orleans, LA | Willow School (formerly Lusher Charter School) | Reforesting the Bonne Carre Spillway | Students learn about coastal erosion and contribute to defense and restoration projects. | Science |