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- Learning for the Good of Community
Call it pragmatism. Social responsibility. Call it an excuse to get out of the classroom and meet your neighbors. Enter service learning, an education model that answers to all of the above. Also called social learning or youth development, the model makes use of experiential learning to foster volunteerism and community engagement. What does that mean? It means taking kids out to plant a tree and restore the Santa Fe River. Right there you’ve connected biology, soil erosion, native species and geometry. Don’t forget social skills—teamwork and communication are building blocks here. Why...
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
by AnnMarie McLaughlin
Upcoming Events
Jul 21
- Tamales Cooking Class
- 10:00am - 1:00pm • Santa Fe School of Cooking
Come on this 3 hour excursion to really learn the intricacies of making tamales!
- The Insider's Culinary Adventure! - The Culture Tour
- 2:00pm - 5:00pm • Santa Fe School of Cooking
Enjoy a personal introduction to the cultural influences of Santa Fe’s unique cuisine.
- Writing Women's Lives
- 5:00pm - 7:00pm • Southwest Literary Center
24th Annual Santa fe Writers' Conference "Writing Women's Lives"
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Jul 22
- Writing Women's Lives
- 8:30am - 7:00pm • Southwest Literary Center
24th Annual Santa fe Writers' Conference "Writing Women's Lives"
- StartSmart Series #3 Developing Your Planning Skills: Setting Goals and Defining Strategies
- 9:30am - 11:30am • WESST Corp
Begin setting goals with the proven SMART system.
- Cuisines of Mexico-I
- 10:00am - 1:00pm • Santa Fe School of Cooking
This class will introduce you to the rich and varied influences of Mexico on our regional foods.
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