Coaching/Project Support & Development

Our coaching program provides training wheels for educators and nonprofit professionals who might find service-learning a bit daunting.  Our California Department of Education Certified Service-Learning Coaches/Trainers will support you through any and all aspects of creating and implementing a successful service-learning project.

Check out our Coaching & Support options:

Fees:  For our coaching program, we charge $50-60 per hour depending on the service and associated expense. 

Please read through the summaries.  If you are still interested, contact Jennifer Hamilton to schedule a free phone consultation with one of our coaches.  Include in the subject line of your email the individual coaching services you are interested in receiving. 

Service-Learning Curriculum Development

If you’ve checked out our online Curricula Hub and can’t find what you were looking for, then consider enlisting one of our coaches.  Each coach is a wealth of knowledge, a library of successful lesson plans and proven project ideas. We will first work with you to assess the learning and service goals you are hoping to meet with your students.  We can then research relevant curricula and adapt them as needed, or even help you design an original service-learning lesson plan to meet the unique needs of your classroom or program. 

Teachers, have no fear; we make a point of linking all service-learning lessons to California State Standards.  We can help with curriculum for grades Pre-K - 12, and across all subjects, everything from Earth Science and Math, to English Language and Fine Arts.

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Fundraising & Grant Writing for Service Projects

Wouldn’t it be great if your service-learning project had the kind of funding it needed to be the stellar undertaking you and the students know it to be?  But knowing the right grants to write, let alone writing them, can be a difficult undertaking.  Volunteer San Diego’s service-learning coaches can work with you to pinpoint the right grants and even co-author your proposal.  We have extensive experience writing and managing successful youth service grants, both large-scale and small.  We can also work with you and your students to find creative fundraising solutions beyond the world of grants.  Whatever your need is, be it 10 cans of paint for some murals or expensive technology for a community elders oral history project, we can help find the perfect funding opportunity for your project.

For the do-it-yourselfer, Volunteer San Diego manages an up-to-date Grants Page with information and links for grants and awards that support schools and organizations engaging youth in service. 

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General Project Support/Troubleshooting

Many adults and students hit speed bumps during the planning process while implementing service and service-learning projects. If, for example, you are having difficulties motivating your students, finding community partners or funding to support your project, we are here to coach you through.  Whatever your challenge we are your helping hand, trained, experienced and ready to get you and your project back on track.

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Community Volunteer/Partner Recruitment

With nearly 30,000 prospective volunteers connected with service opportunities through Volunteer San Diego each year, and over 800 community organizations offering such opportunities countywide, we are the go-to people for finding volunteers and partner agencies for your service-learning project.  Students may want to create a digital oral history project to document the stories of their community elders, but cannot find a place to host the interviews or video production process.  Maybe you’re planning a disaster preparedness or environmental advocacy service-learning project, but are having difficulties reaching out to appropriate experts to present to your class.  Our coaches can help you brainstorm, identify and reach out to the perfect partners for your project. 

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Team Communication Diversity Public Speaking Assess Community Needs

Goal Setting Planning & Organizing Problem Solving Time Management Finding Partners/Stakeholders

Price for a one-hour workshop is $100. If you are interested in a topic not listed, for $200 we can create an original workshop tailored to your needs.

Email Jen Hamilton for more information or to schedule a training.

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