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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: Education and Training
Status: Driving engagement
BeginnerCourse11 hours

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Reviewed Jan 1, 2025

Excellent course for any Roots & Shoots facilitator or for anyone that wants to run a service campaign.

Reviewed Mar 8, 2018

So inspiring and empowering. Can't wait to put this knowledge to work!

Reviewed Nov 9, 2019

Great course! It was great to learn from one of my role models!

Reviewed Aug 23, 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 23, 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 15, 2018

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

Reviewed Jun 15, 2026

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

Reviewed Mar 22, 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 7, 2019

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

Reviewed Apr 30, 2021

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

Reviewed Mar 24, 2018

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

Reviewed Sep 12, 2021

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

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