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Create Decorative Window Boxes

One way to improve the appearance of a school is to add beautiful flowers. Window boxes are an excellent way of incorporating flowers into the school community. After constructing the boxes, children can help decorate them with paint or other materials, and assist in planting flowers in the box.

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Suggested Age Group: Children, Teens, Adults
Suggested Number of Volunteers: 5 - 10
Skill Level: Easy, Difficult

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Plant a Butterfly Garden

A butterfly garden is an easy way to naturally enhance your school environment. Volunteers will assist students in creating colorful gardens that will help to enhance the schools.

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Suggested Age Group: Children
Suggested Number of Volunteers: 4 - 6
Skill Level: Easy

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Create a Trashcan Holder

In order to help keep school grounds clean, it is an excellent idea to create personalized trashcan holders. This project will motivate students to continue school clean up efforts. These wooden structures can also be used as recycling bins and may be painted and decorated to reflect school spirit.

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Suggested Age Group: Teens, Adults
Suggested Number of Volunteers: 4 - 6
Skill Level: Moderate, Difficult

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Build a Garden Planter

Create decorative garden planters to enhance the beauty of your school! Volunteers will help make wooden boxes where students can plant beautiful flowers, herbs, and other greenery to physically improve your schools appearance.

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Suggested Age Group: Teens, Adults
Suggested Number of Volunteers: 4 - 6
Skill Level: Moderate, Difficult

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Create a Rustic Flower Garden

There is nothing more beautiful than a flower garden. However, you do not want it to turn into a big expense each year. Therefore, a rustic flower garden may possibly be just what you are looking for, to help cut down on expense, while at the same time adding beauty to your school ground and surroundings.

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Suggested Age Group: Children, Teens
Suggested Number of Volunteers: 7 - 10
Skill Level: Easy, Moderate

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Create a Peace Garden

Volunteers will assist students in creating colorful gardens that will enhance and personalize their school environments. After the planting, students can create their own drawings and quotes about their dreams and inspirations. These images or writings will then be incorporated in the garden after the flowers are planted.

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Suggested Age Group: Children, Teens
Suggested Number of Volunteers: 7 - 10
Skill Level: Easy, Moderate

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Make a Bird’s Nest

This project allows students to learn about their surroundings while creating art to enhance their surroundings. After teaching the kids about birds and nest building techniques, students will create their own nests. After completing the project, the nests will be displayed prominently either inside or outside of the school/community center. Students can also learn to identify specific birds living in their communities.

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Suggested Age Group: Children
Suggested Number of Volunteers: 5 - 10
Skill Level: Easy

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Create a Recycling Center

Recycling is an easy first step in positively influencing the environment. Recycling helps reduce the consumption of natural resources and energy. It also prevents pollution when a recycled material, rather than a raw material, is used to make a new product.
A collaborative school effort to establish a recycling program can get students educated and involved in ways to protect the environment. Students can work together by organizing and executing the project on a regular basis.

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Suggested Age Group: Teens, Adults
Suggested Number of Volunteers: 8 - 10
Skill Level: Moderate

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Create a Terrarium

This is a popular science project providing a hands-on approach to learning about the environment. Terrariums are miniature gardens that thrive inside clear plastic containers. They are self-sustaining, an easy way to enhance indoor environments, and a great way to teach about the water cycle. Students can witness, hands on, evaporation, condensation, and precipitation in their mini-environment.

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Suggested Age Group: Children
Suggested Number of Volunteers: 7 - 9
Skill Level: Moderate

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Creating Picture Books/ABC Books

This is an excellent project for small children because after preplanning it requires very little outside assistance. It is a great way to introduce children to community service, and an easy way to combine service learning with preexisting curriculum. After completing the project, donate the books to children’s hospitals, community centers, or shelters. It may be helpful to contact these organizations prior to beginning this project to inform them about the coming donation.

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Suggested Age Group: Children
Suggested Number of Volunteers: 6 - 8
Skill Level: Easy

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