Middle+School+projects


 * Middle Ground Magazine** article on service-learning in middle school (Oct. 2009): Article
 * Texas Parks and Wildlife Magazine** article on an 8th grade environmental science class project (June, 2011): Article

Preservation || Jr. Historians researched, investigated and protected historic Union Hill Cemetery || || Jr. Historians || email || Advocacy || Students researched the "achievement gap," reflected through writing and music, and then invited to community to an evening forum. ||  ||   ||   || Africa || 6th grade world cultures students research water resource issues in Africa and raise awareness in the community. || ||   || email || tutoring (literacy) || "Leadership" students tutored younger students at Union Hill ES. ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Sample Service-Learning Projects from our RRISD Middle Schools:**
 * **Campus** || ** - ** || **Grade** || **Issue_area** || **Brief_Description_of_project** || **Lesson/Unit_Plan** || **Web** || **Teacher_Contact** ||
 * Hopewell ||  || 6-8 || Historic
 * Chisholm Trail ||  || 6-8 || Literacy/
 * Hopewell ||  || 6 || Water
 * Hopewell ||  || 7-8 || Cross-age