Help your students develop a growth mindset with a list of sample strategies for prioritizing efforts instead of results.Pupils learn how to embrace mistakes, set high expectations, and focus on process over product.

Nurse Myra Grimsley (Bennett) was a nurse in Britain throughout World War I. She came to Newfoundland in 1921 as a volunteer and worked there for over 50 years. She was the only source of medical aid to people living along a...

Volunteering may seem like working without being compensated but that isn't necessarily true. Volunteers are compensated with a gratifying feeling of making a difference in the life of someone in need.Read this article to find out how to...

Take a virtual tour of Clara Barton's Glen Echo home, which served as the National Headquarters of the American Red Cross. Browse 360-degree footage of where volunteers worked, where guests gathered, and where supplies were stored. Also,...

CUSO is a Canadian organization similar in mission and purpose as the United States' Peace Corps. Founded in 1961, CUSO has grown into a dynamic organization working to combat poverty and inequality, aid human rights, treat HIV/AIDS, and...

Take a virtual field trip to Guatemala along with eight high school students from Atlanta and Chicago as they work with Guatemalan families to fight poverty.

The Worldwide International Student Exchange Foundation is an excellent source of exchange opportunities for short-stay or long term experiences traveling and living abroad. Offers a range of farm, ranch, city environments as well as...

This lesson will be a creative approach to learning latitude and longitude, and will introduce the students to new technology. Seventh grade students will be given the opportunity to utilize GPS Handheld Tracking Units to understand...

Before the American Civil War, the majority of hospital nurses or "stewards" were men. But the war created a medical crisis that demanded more volunteers, and a lot of the people who took up the call were women. Amid this desperate need...

Welcome to an almost-authentic ancient working farm in Britain. This main site is partially commerical in nature with classes, volunteers, and events scheduled. The site expands to educate us about Iron Age farming, crops, animals, as...

eCybermission is a web-based national science fair competition. Students choose a challenge topic and fill out a mission folder with their ideas. They then work online with a team to complete the challenge. Rules for the competition,...