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Planning a Service Project

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Students examine global issues by planning and participating in a service project. In this Peace Corps activity, students use the provided guidelines to determine the type of service project they will complete in their community and implement it.

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service learning, the global community

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Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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