Monday, May 1
Welcome back: Pre-activity survey
Guest speaker: Tom Williams, Habitat for Humanity International; Dick Greene Gratiot Chapter President Habitat for Humantiy

Reminder: Take your first anti-malaria pill today!

Assignment: Brainstorm answers to HFHI Application questions in assigned groups. Bring notes to class tomorrow for Jigsaw exercises. Search the library and the internet for information/definitions of Relief.
Journal topic:What did you learn about HFHI today?
Afternoon: Free


Tuesday, May 2
Understanding Relief Efforts
- What is relief?
- Who needs it?
- Why?
- Who provides it?
Experiences with Relief Efforts
Habitat Application—Jigsaw exercises

Assignment: Draft answers to HFHI Application questions in assigned groups (save on computer or disk). Bring copies to class for group editing. Search the library and the internet for information/definitions of Vounteer(ism).
Journal topic: What do you expect to get out of the volunteer experience?
Afternoon: Habitat project


Wednesday, May 3
Guest speaker: Amy Ramirez, Gratiot County Commission on Aging
Edit HFHI Application questions
Group discussion of Volunteerism
- Experiences
- Who does it?
- Why?
- Opportunities in the local community

Assignment: Compile edited answers to HFHI Application in a single document. Bring copies to class for final edits.
Journal topic: open
Afternoon: Habitat project
Thursday, May 4
o Guest speaker: Cathy Johnston, Republic School
Discussion of Civic Responsibility
- Whose responsibility is it?
- How can we act on our responsibilities?
- What are some impediments to our action?
- How can we overcome those impediments?
Brainstorm list of civic minded groups/organizations/associations

Assignment: Search the library and the internet for groups dedicated to acting on civic responsibility. Bring notes and information to class to share.
Journal topic: How do you feel about your responsibility to society? What actions do you think you could take to make an im pact? What chances do you or have you missed?
Afternoon: Commission on Aging Projects


Friday, May 5
Intro to Social Justice
- What exactly is justice?
- Who determines what is just?
- Is all justice equal?
- Who thinks about this?
- What do they say they do about it?
- Do they do what they say?

Assignment: Read selections on social justice and prepare with your group a 15 minute oral presentation on one theory of social justice.
Journal topic: What do you think it would be like if you traded places with the people you·ve helped this week?
Afternoon: Republic School and Commission on Aging Projects


Monday, May 8
Oral presentations on Social Justice
Revisit brainstormed list of who "does" social justice

Reminder: Take your second anti-malaria pill today!

Assignment: Search library and internet sources on religious, governmental and non-governmental groups dedicated to social justice in the United States (preferably Michigan, locally even better). Find their mission statements and bring to class for discussion.
Journal topic: open
Afternoon: Commission on Aging Projects


Tuesday, May 9
Guest speaker: Doug Thomas, City Manager???
Discussion of how Relief, Volunteerism, Social Justice issues and concerns are addressed in the local community

Assignment: Search for agencies/groups interested in above issues on an international level. Find their mission statements and bring to class for discussion.
Journal topic: What type of volunteer involvement suits you best?
Afternoon: Republic School and Commission on Aging Projects


Wednesday, May 10
Discussion of International Relief/Social Justice
What do we know about Honduras?

Assignment: Search library and internet for information on Honduras. Group topics: Geography and demography, Economy-local and global, Social structures, Politics-local and global
Journal topic: Outcomes: What measurable outcomes are we hoping for? Locally? Globally?
Afternoon: Republic School and Commission on Aging Projects


Thursday, May 11
Now what do we know about Honduras? Jigsaw exercise
Hurricane Mitch and Spring Term 007, 1999
Sociedad Amigos de los Niños

Assignment:Compile and sort all internet sources into topic clusters that make sense to you.
Journal topic: open
Afternoon: Republic School and Commission on Aging Projects

Friday, May 12
Brainstorm and cluster sites for a track (Linked hypertext sites)
Assign groups and responsibilities for track project

Assignment: Pack your stuff
Journal topic: Think about what you want to be included in your track of the weblink and why. What sort of context would you build around this link?
Afternoon: Pack the vans and rest


Saturday, May 13
Depart from Reid-Knox Parking lot 2:00 a.m.
Saturday, May 13 —Monday, May 22 in Honduras

Tuesday, May 23
Re-entry and re-test

Wednesday, May 24
Post-experience survey
Debriefing and assignment of reflective topic

Assignment: Write a 1-2 page reflection on your experience and its effect on your perception of social justice, volunteerism and civic responsibility. Journals due.


Thursday, May 25
Shared reflections
Reception at 4:00 p.m. in the Heather Room for parents, friends, local and campus communities. Bring photos, momentos and stories to share.

Assignment: Remember what you learned and act on it.