Box 9, Folder 2, Document 6

Box 9, Folder 2, Document 6

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Southern Regional Education Board

November 20, 1969

MEMORANDUM
TO; Members of the Atlanta Service-Learning Conference
FROM: the Steering Committee
SUBJECT: Curriculum and Finance Conference Session

The next Conference meeting has been scheduled Thursday, December 11, at
Spelman College. We shall be meeting from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Giles
Hall. For parking: turn off Northside Drive onto Greensferry and follow
it to Henry Street to the parking lot behind Spelman College.

As indicated on the enclosed agenda, this session of the Conference will
be led by the Curriculum and Finance Work Groups and will deal with these.
topics in relationship to the service-learning concept.

Research findings related to the service-learning concept are now becom-
ing available. They underscore the importance of the forthcoming session
since the impact of financial support and academic credit on a service-
learning program are shown.

We look forward to seeing you at the meeting on December 11.

Sponsored by the City of Atlanta, the Atlanta
Urban Corps, Economic Opportunity Atlanta, the
Colleges and Universities of Atlanta, Depart-
ment of Health, Education and tlelfare, the
Southern Regional Education Board, Volunteers
in Service to America, and the Peace Corps,
the Atlanta Service-Learning Conference is
exploring, both in theory and practice, the
service-learning concept, in which the ac-
complishment of a needed task is integrated
with educational growth.

Resource Development Project
4oh 872-3873