NYC Youth Service-Learning Award 2009

Never underestimate our Youths with their plenteous Energy and their Can Do spirits.
When Empowered to Serve by Doing, young people often demonstrate their ability to rise above the challenges and make a difference to those around them.
And through guided Reflection, youths learn from their serving, connecting the classroom to the real world; thus achieving the delicate reciprocal relationship between serving and learning, resulting in greater personal growth and social participation in our young people.

The Youth Service-Learning Award aims to highlight Service-Learning (S-L) projects that meaningfully integrate youth learning with service to the community. It also seeks to profile and reward innovative S-L projects that successfully engage youth in communities, enhance youth learning through service and empower youths for impact.

The Award is open to all S-L projects implemented from June 2007 to November 2008 by youths aged 30 years and below. There are namely four categories of entries:

Category 1: Primary schools
Category 2: Secondary schools
Category 3: Institutes of Higher Learning
(ITEs, JCs, Centralised Institute, Polytechnics, local Universities and NIE)
Category 4: Youth Organisations, Voluntary Welfare Organisations, Private Schools, Ethnic & Faith-Based Organisations and Self-Help Groups

Award winning teams in each category will receive a trophy, certificates and the following prizes:
Gold Award: $2000 cash
Silver Award: $1000 cash
Bronze Award: $500 cash
Merit Award: $200 book voucher

The cash prizes are to be used to develop future S-L projects.

For more information visit their website at www.nyc.pa.gov.sg/sl
For further enquiries please do contact the Resource Development Section at
Tel: 68399181 or Email: resource@nyc.gov.sg