Mike Parry

Speaking at

• ALL Ohio Conference 2026

  Empowering Students Through Service-Learning: The Grant Career Center Model

  Tuesday, July 21 · 1:30 PM – 2:15 PM · Worthington

  At Grant Career Center, we are dedicated to developing students’ skills, purpose, and community engagement through service-learning. This session explores how we integrated hands-on service projects into our curriculum, including The Grant Give Back and an immersive outreach experience performing service both locally and out-of-town. Attendees will gain actionable strategies for implementing service-learning in their own schools, fostering student leadership, and building community partnerships. We will share templates, planning guides, and logistics resources to support replication and scalability. Participants will engage in collaborative discussions, problem-solving activities, and resource-sharing to tailor service-learning models to their unique settings. Whether you're starting from scratch or refining an existing program, this session will equip you with practical tools to make service a cornerstone of student learning and career preparation. Objective 1: Demonstrate the Impact of Service-Learning – Participants will explore how integrating service-learning into career and technical education (CTE) enhances student engagement, leadership, and workforce readiness. Objective 2: Provide Practical Implementation Strategies – Attendees will receive templates, planning guides, and logistical frameworks to help them develop and scale service-learning projects in their own schools or institutions. Objective 3: Foster Collaboration and Problem-Solving – Through interactive discussions and resource-sharing, participants will brainstorm solutions to challenges in implementing service-learning and create actionable plans tailored to their unique educational settings.