Links to government, community schools, and related associations

Directory of BC Community Schools
Ministry of Education CommunityLINK funding
Contacts - for all government MLAs, Ministers, etc. (Enquiry B.C.)

ACEbc - Association for Community Education in BC www.acebc.org
ACEbc has been a key organization in support of community schools for over 25 years in British Columbia.

ABCD - Asset-Based Community Development Institute www.northwestern.edu/ipr/abcd/abcdbackground.html

Appreciative Inquiry - Many online sites can be found with a good search engine.
Try this one: http://appreciativeinquiry.cwru.edu

CIDA - Canadian International Development Agency www.acdi-cida.gc.ca
Note that CIDA helps to fund community schools overseas. Go to the CIDA web site and search for "community schools" for some interesting stories and information. In Egypt, for example:
"Since 1994, CIDA has spent $6.5 million supporting an educational program in three impoverished governorates that has created 201 community schools. In these schools, the majority of students - about 70% - are girls."

Coalition for Community Schools
This is a relatively new site in the US, with some excellent resources. In June, 2003 they released "Making the Difference - Research and Practice in Community Schools." The 13 page executive summary will be very useful to all community schools supporters and advocates. Be sure to also look for "Community Schools - Partnerships for Excellence."
www.communityschools.org

Community Education - Wisconsin Department of Public Education http://dpi.wi.gov/fscp/cetools.html
Check out the CE Toolkits

Highlander Center - Since 1932, this centre has worked for social justice, civil rights, voting rights, and integration in the US. www.highlandercenter.org

Hornby Island Community School - Community Programs web site (not up to date).
Phone 250-335-1085

Mott Foundation - Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, where community schools began in Flint, Michigan: www.mott.org

National Centre for Community Education - NCCE www.nccenet.org
This is a massive site - here is an interesting article:

The Evolution of the Community School Concept - The Leadership of Frank J. Manley, by Larry E. Decker. Fifty pages of background and recollections of the man acknowledged as the founder of community schools in the U.S. Go to the NCCE Home Page and click on Mission and History.

NCEA Home Page - U.S. National Community Education Association www.ncea.com

Popular Education

Paulo Freire - Perhaps the most influential thinker about education in the late twentieth century. He has been particularly popular with informal educators with his emphasis on dialogue and his concern for the oppressed. Search the web with Google, or any good search engine.

Saskatchewan Community Education

Saskatchewan has taken a comprehensive approach to community schools in the province. This is a very extensive web site with some good resources and links, but it can be hard to find the community school material. Try the above link, and search the site for Community Education.

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