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North Carolina Graduation Project
Implementation Guide
The NC Graduation Project consisting of four components (a research paper,
product, portfolio, and an oral presentation) culminates in a student's
final year of high school. Student engagement in the graduation project process
and the
completion of the graduation project demonstrates the integration of knowledge,
skills,
and performance.
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Attention: This document is only for educational purposes in the state of North Carolina. To obtain the password, please contact ebrown@dpi.state.nc.us
Overview of the North Carolina Graduation Project Implementation Guide Presentation
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Resource to Help Teachers and Students Consider Service Learning Opportunities
Teachers and students may be interested in a book entitled, The Kid's Guide to Service Learning by Barbara A. Lewis, 1995. The author lists ten steps for youth to follow in developing their service projects: research the project, form a team, find a sponsor, make a plan, consider the recipient, decide where you will perform the service, get necessary permissions, advertise your project, fund raise, evaluate project after it has ended. Lewis gives examples of care of animals, community development and beautification, crime fighting, environmental concerns, friendship, health promotion, holiday celebrations, homelessness, hunger, literacy, advocacy to people with special needs, civic awareness, safety, advocacy of elderly, and transportation as social issues in which young people's service can make a difference. The book may be ordered through most booksellers.
Keeping Staff Informed About the NCGP
Many schools and systems are staying proactive when it comes to keeping staff informed about the NC Graduation Project. The following Grad Quarterly was developed for NCGP Coordinators by Charlotte/Mecklenburg Schools to do just that. Check it out! The quarterly may give you some ideas as to how to provide information about the NCGP for your own stakeholders. Special thanks go to Tisha Greene at CMS for sharing their work.
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Students May Consider Incorporating PeaceJam into the NCGP
PeaceJam is a international education program that centers on three balanced
principals of "education", "inspiration" and "action". PeaceJam provides "education" and "inspiration" through curricular programs for elementary, middle and high school student that
connect young people with the life and work of 12 Nobel Peace Laureaes through
standards‑based lessson and activities that align with conflict resolution,
leadership, character education, and service‑learning. PeaceJam and its 12
Nobel Peace Larueates foster "action" through the Global Call to Action Campaing that calls on youth to help address
the most pressing issues facing the planet today. PeaceJam provides an easy
to use handbook with step-by-step guidelines for engaging young people in
service in their community. This tool, entitled PeaceJam: One Billion Acts
of Peace, provides a user‑friendly framework for meeting this program and
The North Carolina Graduation Project requirement. For more information on
PeaceJam programs and the Global Call to Action, visit http://www.peacejam.org