Maryland is the first state in the nation to require high school
students to engage in service-learning activities as a condition
of graduation. Each of the 24 school districts in Maryland
implements the service-learning graduation requirement
differently, because they tailor the specifics of their program
to their local community. Service-Learning Fact Sheet History of
Service-Learning in Maryland What does a service-learning
project look like? · Biology classes at C. Milton Wright High
School in Harford County grew submerged aquatic vegetation know
as wild celery in their classrooms as part of the Grasses in
Classes project sponsored by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and
the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Students then
planted the grasses in the Bay to help improve the overall
health of the Chesapeake Bay. · Fairmount-Harford High School
Students in Baltimore City were all involved in a renovation of
an abandoned community lot. This multidisciplinary project had
students designing and maintaining