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University of Colorado Boulder

Compassionate Leadership Through Service Learning with Jane Goodall and Roots & Shoots

Join us for an action-oriented online teacher professional development course! This course will teach participants how to identify and implement a local service-learning campaign using the Roots & Shoots program model. The service learning curriculum equips participants with teacher resources to discover the differences between service-learning and community service, and apply the Roots & Shoots model to help youth have a voice in identifying and addressing needs in their community. At Roots & Shoots, our goal is to develop compassionate leaders to make the world a better place for people, other animals and the environment. Help us achieve that goal! Complete the course and mentor young people to lead change in their communities using community mapping, collaborating with stakeholders, and designing practical solutions in the form of campaigns. Connect young people to Dr. Jane Goodall’s message of hope while facilitating a sense of empowerment that comes from helping others!

Status: Initiative and Leadership
Status: Working With Children
BeginnerCourse11 hours

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Reviewed Aug 22, 2019

I loved this way of working, especially with young students, love that they have all control of it. the course was easy and very understandable. it has great material available.

Reviewed Jun 22, 2019

This course is very well organized and has a great online structure. The content is exceptional and can be applied cross-curricular.

Reviewed Apr 14, 2018

Excellent course!!! I am learning about how to help with enviromental problems and pollutants.

Reviewed Jun 14, 2026

IT WAS A WELL BUILD COURSE, MADE ME THINK MORE ABOUT HAMANITY AND THE ENVIROMENT

Reviewed Mar 21, 2018

This course outlined and provided great examples of the easy to follow Roots & Shoots process for engaging youth in helping identify and execute true service learning projects!

Reviewed Dec 6, 2019

A wonderful course designed for a wide-range of individuals! Kudos!

Reviewed Apr 29, 2021

A good introductory course to service learning. Specific instructions with plenty of reflections and activities.

Reviewed Mar 23, 2018

It was a great course, well paced and resourced. Thank you for making it available to us!

Reviewed Sep 11, 2021

Awesome course! I've implemented twice now with two different classes.

Reviewed Oct 19, 2022

G​reat straight forward training. Lots of valuable information.

Reviewed Aug 27, 2018

This is a great course for people who want to make a difference in their communities and around the world. It was well-designed and flexible to my schedule.

Reviewed Mar 14, 2023

A must for anyone who cares for our common home or works with youth and hope to inspire them to care for our common home!

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