Service in Schools Libguide: Race Against Waste

The Race Against Waste program is a weekly youth service-learning and sustainability education program for students in grades 4-8, in collaboration with the Office of Sustainability. During spring 2023, students participated in service-learning during an academic class or after-school club. They engaged in research, action, and reflection on reducing and reusing a common type of waste: fabric waste, food waste, and plastic waste. 

Students completed activities such as interviewing experts and analyzing engaging media to build background knowledge on the topic. Then they drafted components of an advocacy campaign and took an action to reduce and reuse waste in their school or local community. Students shared their learning and advocacy pieces with an authentic audience of peers, families, and educators at the Service in Schools Student Showcases during June 2023. You can view students' presentations and advocacy campaigns below.