Gun violence influences students' service-learning project
November 21st, 2007
Germeik Turner, a 6th grader, and Thomas McDonald, a 5th grader at Grover Washington Jr. Middle School, have football practice at Olney Recreation Center. So it’s understandable how, after a shooting incident there this summer . . .read more ...
Littering project energizes students
May 30th, 2007
Lisa Hantman’s third grade class at McCall Elementary School considered plenty of issues for their service-learning project this year. Day care, bullying, abandoned houses, and blindness all made the list.read more ...
Hip hop music and violence
June 6th, 2007
Joanna Bottaro’s 7th grade students at Andrew Jackston Elementary School chose an interesting slant on violence. Their premise is that negative messages in hip-hop music contribute to the violent behavior of some young people.read more ...
Student voice yields reading gains
May 9th, 2007
Elizabeth Soslau, at Grover Washington Jr. Middle School, “gets” the idea of student voice. Her 8th grade students were the drivers for their project on child abuse.read more ...
Elizabeth Soslau joins Need in Deed Board
August 3rd, 2007
We met Elizabeth Soslau during her first year of full-time teaching at Grover Washington Jr. Middle School. As a member of Need in Deed’s My Voice Teacher Network, she guided her students . . . .read more ...
An Appetite for Learning
March 19th, 2008
One day last fall the students in Room 210 at the McCall School got a little “taste” of what it feels like to be hungry. Really hungry. The situation gave the children a chance to experience what it’s like when you don’t get enough food.read more ...
Lisa Hantman Wins My Voice Award
April 9th, 2008
Lisa Hantman helps students expand their vocabulary while contributing to the United Nations World of Food program.read more ...
Joanna Bottaro wins My Voice Award
November 16th, 2008
Joanna Bottaro thinks of service-learning as “guided curiosity,” a way to bring out students’ innate interests in order to develop lifelong learners. “It gives students a reason to learn and gets them involved in something new and exciting."read more ...
Need in Deed’s Classroom Partners – supporting change that’s “tangible”
January 5th, 2009
Chelsea Badeau, editor-in-chief of the Comcast.net homepage, and Mark Greenberg, president of Compass North Realty, evaluate success by results. Both “invested” in Need in Deed because of the measurable impact of meaningful service-learning.read more ...
Students shape project's early stages
November 17th, 2008
After her 5th grade class at the McCall School completed Need in Deed’s Information Gap activity, Joanna Bottaro’s students discovered that four issues attracted their attention: homelessness, animal abuse, poverty and urban blight.read more ...
A service-learning oasis
December 2nd, 2008
Walk into Cidney Alexander’s 6th grade classroom at the Hackett School in Fishtown and it’s apparent that service-learning is an integral part of her students’ day. All around the room you see evidence of specific activities...read more ...
A perfect storm of service-learning
December 2nd, 2008
“It feels like a big swirling circle --- like a tornado --- and we’re getting to the eye of the storm!” Alicia and Shianne excitedly shared. They were experiencing NID's service-learning process with Fishtown’s Hackett School 6th grade...read more ...
Need in Deed’s Classroom Partners – supporting tangible change
January 5th, 2009
Chelsea Badeau, editor-in-chief of the Comcast.net homepage, and Mark Greenberg, president of Compass North Realty, work where success is evaluated in tangible results. Both "invest" in the measurable impact that NID's service-learning can provide.read more ...
The wonderful value of people helping people
December 8th, 2008
Recently, we received this letter from a donor. Because it so well captures the spirit of giving associated with this season, we are sharing it with you.
Children need a reason to care about education . . .read more ...
NID launches Charter School Consortium
October 9th, 2008
Need in Deed’s second Charter School Consortium workshop took place early October at FACTS in Chinatown. Fortified with spring rolls and dumplings,read more ...
Back to School with Need in Deed
September 29th, 2008
This was not a typical "Back to School Night." Instead of the teacher standing at the front of the class,read more ...
Need in Deed welcomes new staff member
September 2nd, 2008
We had an inkling of what we might be getting when we considered hiring Kyra Atterbury for our Program Coordinator position.read more ...
Need in Deed welcomes new Board members
June 6th, 2008
Three Philadelphians recently joined the Board of Need in Deed.read more ...
Alexis Fallen wins My Voice award
March 17th, 2008
Not every student in this 6th grade class at James Logan Elementary School favored obesity as the focus for their service-learning project. And ultimately, getting buy-in from all students is important to a project’s success...read more ...
Kim Rakosky wins My Voice Award
February 4th, 2008
Her 4th grade class at Bache-Martin Elementary School in Fairmount chose homelessness as the focus of their service-learning project. After connecting their topic with a book they're reading together, the kids realized how homelessnessread more ...
Recruiting starts for NID Teacher Network
January 3rd, 2008
Staff are now recruiting teachers for Need in Deed's 2008-2009 Teacher Network. To download an application . . . .read more ...
Alison Barnes wins My Voice award
November 21st, 2007
In the weeks prior to October 31, Alison Barnes’ 5th/6th learning support grade class at Grover Washington Jr. Middle School in Olney had been discussing which of several topics being considered they might choose. . .read more ...
Shout Out recognizes top projects
July 10th, 2007
What does it take to make a city work? What happens when it doesn’t? And what can we do? These are some of the questions students in Need in Deed classrooms explored this year. . . .read more ...
Portraits of slain children motivate 2nd grade class
June 8th, 2007
Nancy Goldschmidt’s 2nd grade class at McClure Elementary School took on a tough issue with their service-learning project: gun violence.read more ...
Lisa Hantman wins My Voice Award
June 1st, 2007
Taking on a service-learning project on a topic as broad as littering could pose a challenge to any teacher. Following the principles of the My Voice framework, first-year My Voice Teacher Network member Lisa Hantman looked toread more ...
