David School

Site Description:

The David School, founded by director Daniel Greene, has been recognized nationwide for its success with disadvantaged youth. Greene, a lay volunteer with the Catholic Church, started the school more than 20 years ago to serve students who have fallen through the cracks of public education. David School provides a second chance for these students by giving one-on-one attention, encouragement, and a strong sense of community.

For the first time, students who attend this site will be trained as Take Ten volunteers under the guidance of Ellen Kyes through the Robinson Community Learning Center. Take Ten is a research-based violence prevention, conflict resolution curriculum which is in place in schools in the greater South Bend area and has been welcomed as a new component for teaching at the David School and possibly in surrounding school systems. The program remains focused on teaching students the necessary skills to be able to make the right choices to resolve conflict in a peaceful way. Take Ten provides youth with the ability to “Talk it Out, Walk it Out or Wait it Out” as alternatives to violence and builds their capacity to make better, more positive choices. Students who attend this training will be able to participate in the Take Ten program in South Bend as well.

Site Resources:

http://www.davidschool.org/

Site Contact:

We discourage students from directly contacting the site; all reservations are made through the Center for Social Concerns. Further emergency contact information will be provided to students upon enrollment in the seminar.
Daniel Greene: info@davidschool.org; 606-226-9911.

Lodging:

Students provide their own bedding (sleeping bag, pillow, and/or blankets and sheets).

Travel:

Arrival and departure times are variable; students will travel to the site on Sunday, October 16, and will return the following Friday, October 21.

Personal Expenses:

Students must pay for their own meals while they travel from Notre Dame to the site on Sunday and back to Notre Dame from the site on Friday or Saturday. Students are requested to bring enough money to pay for these 2–3 meals, and it is also suggested that students bring extra spending money for personal purchases during their immersion. The availability of ATMs varies with each site, and so in the interest of avoiding fees or running out of money, it is suggested that students have a reasonable amount of cash on hand before the immersion.

Meals:

Meals are provided.