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PUBLIC LAW 101-610—NOV. 16, 1990 104 STAT. 3131 (16) PROGRAM.—The term "program" means an activity carried out with assistance provided under this title. (17) PROGRAM AGENCY. —The term "program agency" means— (A) a Federal or State agency designated to manage a youth corps program; (B) the governing body of an Indian tribe that administers a youth corps program; or (C) a local applicant administering a youth corps program. (18) PROJECT.— The term "project" means an activity that results in a specific identifiable service or product that otherwise would not be done with existing funds, and that does not duplicate the routine services or functions of the employer to whom participants are assigned. (19) PUBLIC LANDS. — The term "public lands" means any lands or waters (or interest therein) owned or administered by the United States or by an agency or instrumentality of a State or local government. (20) SECONDARY SCHOOL.— The term "secondary school" has the same meaning given such term in section 1471(21) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2891(21)). (21) SERVICE-LEARNING. — The term "service-learning" means a method— (A) under which students learn and develop through active participation in thoughtfully organized service experiences that meet actual community needs and that are coordinated in collaboration with the school and community; (B) that is integrated into the students' academic curriculum or provides structured time for a student to think, talk, or write about what the student did and saw during the actual service activity; (C) that provides students with opportunities to use newly acquired skills and knowledge in real-life situations in their own communities; and (D) that enhances what is taught in school by extending student learning beyond the classroom and into the community and helps to foster the development of a sense of caring for others. (22) SERVICE OPPORTUNITY. — The term "service opportunity" means a program or project, including service learning programs or projects, that enables students or out-of-school youth to perform meaningful and constructive service in agencies, institutions, and situations where the application of human talent and dedication may help to meet human, educational, linguistic, and environmental community needs, especially those relating to poverty. (23) SPECIAL SENIOR SERVICE MEMBER.— The term "special senior service member" means an individual who is age 60 or over and willing to work full-time or part-time in conjunction with a full-time national service program. (24) SPONSORING ORGANIZATION. — The term "sponsoring organization" means an organization, eligible to receive assistance under this title, that has been selected to provide a placement for a participant.