The 21st Annual National Service-Learning Conference®
March 24-27, 2010
San Jose, California

Join us for the 21st Annual National Service-Learning Conference — Inspire. Imagine. Innovate! Held March 24-27, 2010 in San Jose, California, this event celebrates service-learning as a force that spans cultural and national boundaries, builds communities, and strengthens young people.

The conference is the largest gathering of youth and practitioners involved in service-learning, drawing approximately 2,500 attendees from across the United States and many other countries each year. Through three days of general sessions, thought leader series, service-learning projects, and networking, the conference engages participants in local, national, and global issues that service-learning addresses. Come explore more than 100 exhibits, and nearly 150 hands-on workshops and service-learning projects.

The 2010 conference will feature speeches by Sir Ken Robinson, an internationally recognized leader in creativity, innovation and human resources; Talia Leman, CEO and Founder of RandomKid; Carol Bellamy, President and CEO of World Learning and former executive director of UNICEF; Harumitsu Inouye, CEO of the Shinnyo-en Foundation; Kathy Payne, Senior Director of State Farm’s Education Excellence; and Benjamin Ajak, Benson Deng, Alephonsion Deng, and Judy Bernstein, authors of They Poured Fire on Us from the Sky: The True Story of Three Lost Boys from Sudan.

Check out last year's conference reflection video created by students from Philadelphia's New Foundation Charter School to get a taste of all the excitement that awaits you in San Jose!

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Hear what your peers are saying about this event.

"The conference is the number one forum for the service-learning field to meet, greet, and exchange ideas on an annual basis. I love the diversity of topics, presentations, special events, and resources offered. The conference provides a spotlight under which I gage the field's progress and identify the needed areas for future growth."

James Toole, Ph.D.
Compass Institute and University of Minnesota

"The conference is top notch…it thoroughly meets the needs of teachers, administrators, and most importantly the students."

Nancy DiNunzio
Director of Operations
LEAD Academy,
 Nashville, Tenn.

"The NSLC is the most valuable conference for service-learning that I have ever attended. The plenary sessions are wonderful, and the workshops help to keep me updated with what's going on around the country in service-learning. Each year I look forward to attending this conference because it always inspires me to see what youth are doing around the world."

Judy Huynh
Box Team Member
Ionia Intermediate School District
Ionia, Mich.