Youth Services

Educational Outcomes Students engaged at the high school level go to college and organize or engage with a SF college club thus teaching the value of engagement. Students engaged at the high school level engage with student organizations outside of Surfrider Foundation thus teaching civic involvement at a higher level. Students engaged at the elementary school level forms new clubs at high schools. Time spent in classes is only the beginning of the learning process. Balancing academic time against personal time requires careful planning that be utilize throughout life. Students are extremely valuable resources for providing mentoring to their peers and communities. Peer-to-peer learning teaches important leadership skills.

Project-based Learning Outcomes Essential content skills by presenting students with knowledge and concepts that can be immediately applied. Creativity that allows students to construct something new—an idea, an interpretation, a new way of displaying what they have learned. Critical thinking, problem solving, collaboration and various forms of communication also referred to as “21 st Century Skills The core idea of project-based learning is that real-world problems capture students' interest and provoke serious thinking as the students acquire and apply new knowledge in a problem-solving context.

HS Club Criteria Website College Club Beta Service project templates Service projects 26 HS Clubs 7 College Clubs 400 new SF members

2011 Objectives Populate Website Rollout Quad more formally to chapter network Activists training Continue refinement of structure Secure funding for continued development

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