The document proposes a global service learning project partnering American students with refugee students through the organization Respect International. Respect International would facilitate a pen pal letter exchange program to increase awareness of refugee issues and build connections between the groups of students. The proposal outlines considerations for implementing the project in classrooms, including having students watch an informational video, exchange letters, and potentially fundraise to support their refugee pen pals' school. The effects could include creating an worldwide educational network and giving students a broader worldview.

1. Global Service Learning Project Proposal
Jacqueline Smith, Terrence Veal, Angela Williams, and Kimberly McDonald
EDL/510
June 18, 2012
Stephanie Moreno

2. Global Service Learning Project Proposal
Global service learning opportunities can bridge gaps
among students from all over the world. These
opportunities allow for students to proactively make
a difference for communities across the globe.
Students can be exposed to issues and real-world
problems that students in other parts of the world
are facing in their communities. In the following, is a
proposal for a global service learning project for
American students to learn about and contribute to
the lives of refugee students around the world.

3. Global Service Learning Project:
Ideas Considered
Children Helping Children
UNICEF
JUMP( Juveniles Use Media Power)
Making Friends.com
Children to Children

4. Global Service Learning Project:
Rationale for Chosen Idea
After researching a number of global service learning projects,
including the aforementioned list of projects, the learning team
chose RESPECT INTERNATIONAL.
RESPECT INTERNATIONAL appealed to the team as a distinct global
service learning opportunity for students for the following reasons :
To increase awareness of refugee issues among non-refugee students in
participating countries.
To build bridges between non-refugee students and refugee students through pen-
pal letter exchange.
To encourage students to act to raise awareness of refugee issues and to raise some
funds for their refugee school.

5. Global Service Learning Project:
Outline for Key Points

6. Global Service Learning Project:
Implementation in the Classroom
 The online form must completed
 Respect International will package letters from refugee
students and forward them
 A video will be watched in class focusing on refugee-
related information
 After the class is registered, RESPECT International will
stand as the connector. Letters will then be exchanged be
tween individuals and read in the classrooms.
 In most cases aid will be requested by the refugees and the
class can decide as a class how they are able to contribute

7. Global Service Learning Project:
Effects on Global Learning

8. Global Service Learning Project:
Effects on the World
 The creation of a worldwide network
 The possibility of educating individuals across the globe
 Being able to grow along with individuals across the globe
 Taking actions in helping refugees in many countries
 In many ways students can become zoned into their own
issues and become closed to the world around them. By
developing a relationship with people across the globe
students have the opportunity to engage in different
cultures and obtain a broader worldview.

9. Conclusion
Global Service Learning Projects are very important to our
teachers and students. It gives us a true picture of who we are
as individuals, and allow us to help those around the world
who are in need help. Global Service Learning Projects
allow for teachers to expose to students the value of
respecting the differences in others, particularly the unique
cultures and beliefs of those across the globe.

10. References
Respect International. (2012). Retrieved
fromhttp://www.respectrefugees.org/about.shtml
Global Learning Research.(2002) Retrieved from http:// my-
ecoach.com/online/webresourcelist.php?rlid=6499