SERVICE AT SALADO
Made possible by a grant from the
Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust

The Spring 2006 Semester is being funded by:
National Science Foundation EDEn Venture Fund
Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust

The overarching goal of Service at Salado is to create after-school clubs that engage children in a local environmental project while performing a valuable community service.

Service at Salado is a partnership between ASU programs and several community partners. Partners include:

Service at Salado engages local schoolchildren in restoring and actively learning about a Sonoran Desert riparian area in the heart of the city. Students participate in The Phoenix Rio Salado Project, a city program that serves to revitalize the Salt River and provide a natural oasis accessible to city-dwellers.

The active learning strategies employed in Service at Salado follow the Arizona Department of Education Academic Standards in science, math, language arts, and social studies. Student investigations into the natural world increase the likelihood of their excelling in the classroom and becoming environmentally literate citizens.

Middle-school students participate through after-school clubs in schools close to The Phoenix Rio Salado Project. ASU undergraduate and graduate students serve as role models for the middle-schoolers. By interacting with college students, the younger students will become more informed about ASU and the opportunities available to them.