| If it wasn't a big enough perk to grow up
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| | improves the quality of life in the
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| next door to the Magic Kingdom, Orange
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| | community.
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| County high school students are also
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| | Strengthen their Understanding of Core
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| being sought out by nonprofit
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| | Character Traits and Values
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| organizations in their area. As part of
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| | Trustworthiness - Respect - Fairness -
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| Disneyland's 50th anniversary
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| | Caring - Citizenship
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| celebrations, high school students from
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| | Benefits for Students
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| Orange County Schools have the chance to
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| | In addition to the school credit,
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| participate in community outreach
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| | participation in the competition also
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| projects with local nonprofits.
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| | benefits students and their schools in
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| Show Your Character
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| | other key ways. Students will gain from
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| The "Show Your Character" competition
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| | an increased awareness of the nonprofits
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| encourages local nonprofits to design
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| | operating in the community. In working
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| projects that get high school students
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| | with a nonprofit organization, the
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| involved. Beginning in 2004 and
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| | student will learn about how nonprofit
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| continuing through 2006, Orange County
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| | groups help at risk members of the
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| nonprofits submit project proposals
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| | community and see for themselves how they
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| designed to help local teenagers give
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| | and others can contribute to building
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| back to their community. If selected, the
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| | their community in a positive way in the
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| nonprofits are paired with Orange County
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| | future. Participation also qualifies the
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| high school students and given the
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| | student to apply for a Disneyland Resort
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| resources they needed to complete a
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| | Legacy Scholarship Award. The Disneyland
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| community service project in their
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| | Resort Scholarship Program, called Making
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| neighborhoods.
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| | Magic Through Community Service, plans to
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| Projects for the competition must meet
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| | grant $50,000 in scholarships, with a
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| the California curriculum standards for
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| | minimum scholarship of $5000 each.
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| Service Learning Projects. In this way,
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| | Benefits for Teachers and Schools
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| students earn academic credit while
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| | Teachers and schools can get in on the
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| learning valuable skills from nonprofit
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| | action too. In assisting their students
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| groups.
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| | to participate in the competition,
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| A Service Learning Project must meet four
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| | teachers and schools meet the standards
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| basic goals (provided by the Volunteer
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| | in character education and have the
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| Center of Orange County, ):
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| | opportunity to build character and civic
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| Meet a Real Community Need
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| | responsibility in their students.
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| In partnership with your organization,
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| | Teachers and students will have the
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| students should gain an understanding of
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| | advice of a Disney VoluntEAR Project
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| how the needs of the community you serve
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| | Leader who is knowledgeable about their
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| are identified. After developing an
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| | nonprofit organization partner as well as
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| understanding of these needs, students
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| | the character education curriculum
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| will actively participate in a
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| | education standards to be met. In
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| service-learning project designed to
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| | addition, teachers and schools will have
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| effectively meet those needs.
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| | the expert assistance of the Volunteer
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| Gain an Understanding of the Connection
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| | Center of Orange County, the California
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| Between School and Community
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| | State Regional Lead for Service Learning.
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| Students should develop an understanding
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| | There are financial benefits for teachers
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| of the relationship between the school
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| | too, such as earning a Golden Performance
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| and the community and the value of
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| | Award worth $1000 to further improve the
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| school-community partnerships. This will
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| | learning environment for their students.
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| be gained through direct interactions
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| | Disney's community outreach programs for
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| with your organization, staff and/or
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| | Orange County high school students
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| clients to develop and implement
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| | combine learning with public service and
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| meaningful service activities that meet
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| | specifically address the character
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| the needs of both the students and the
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| | education curriculum standards for the
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| community you serve.
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| | state of California. Students in the area
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| Develop a Sense of Civic Responsibility
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| | have been given the opportunity to learn
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| Students should be able to demonstrate an
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| | from Walt Disney that, "the greatest
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| understanding of civic responsibility
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| | moments in life are not concerned with
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| through their participation in this
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| | selfish achievement but rather with the
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| service-learning activity. The project
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| | things we do for the people in need.
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| must meet a real community need and
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