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Service-Learning Service-learning combines service to the community with student learning in a way that improves both the student and the community.
Is a method whereby students learn and develop through active participation in thoughtfully organized service that is conducted in and meets the need of communities.
Is coordinated with an elementary school, secondary school, institution of higher education, or community service program in the community.
Helps foster civic responsibility.
Is integrated into and enhances the academic curriculum of the students, or the education components of the community service program in which the participants enrolled.
Provides structured time for students or participants to reflect on the service experience.
(National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993)
What Does Service-Learning Look Like?
Examples of service-learning projects include:
Preserving native plants
Teaching younger children to read
Testing the local water quality
Drought awareness and conservation
Creating wheelchair ramps
Downtown farmer's markets
Public safety awareness/programs
Starting recycling programs
and much more!
Why is Service-Learning Important?
A national study of Learn and Serve America programs suggests that effective service-learning programs:
Improve academic grades
Increase attendance in school
Develop personal and social responsibility
Whether the goal is academic improvement, personal development, or both, students learn: