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Service Learning Projects
At Walkabout, students spend a month in the community making a difference through a project that earns them social studies and English credit. In the past, students have worked with environmental organizations, social service groups and arts organizations. Although oriented towards the experience of service, the project serves as a warm-up for the more intensive career internship. Many students begin the process of clarifying their future direction during their service learning project.

Academics, although concentrated in two 10-week blocks within the classroom, occur throughout all aspects of the program, including the Service Learning Project.

Here are some examples from the over 500 Service Learning Projects students at Walkabout have completed:

A.S.P.C.A.
American Cancer Society
American Civil Liberties Union
American Red Cross
Amnesty International
Briarcliff Nursery School
Children's Village
Clearview Elementary School
Croton Caring Committee
Graham Windham
Greenburg Nature Center
Greenpeace
Green Chimneys
Headstart Program
Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
Irvington Recreation Department
Kitchawan Plant Research Station
Lewisboro Justice Department
Madden Outdoor Education Center
Mahopac High School Art Department
Montrose Valley V.A. Hospital
Mt. Kisco Boys Club
Northern Westchester Center for the Arts
Northern Westchester Guidance Department
Ossining Children's Center
Ossining Community Action Program
Ossining Volunteer Ambulance Corps
Pace Environmental Center
PBS - WNET-13
Peekskill Animal Hospital
Pegasus Handicapped Riding Program
Phelps Memorial Hospital
Putnam Valley Arts Council
Sierra Club International
Teatown Reservation
The River Keeper
United Way
Volunteers of America
Walden School, Yorktown
Ward Pound Ridge Reservation
WESPAC Westchester Assoc. for Retarded Citizens
Westchester Land Trust
Westchester Shore Humane Society
AND MANY MORE!

 
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