Service Learning Service Learning

What is Service Learning?What is Service Learning?

• Students learn to develop through active participation in thoughtfully organized service that is conducted and meets the needs of communities

Service Learning vs. Community Service Learning vs. Community ServiceService

• Service activity is integrated with academic curriculum and content

• Students engage in structured reflection of their service experiences and apply their learning in real life activities

GETTING STARTEDGETTING STARTED

Topics for Service LearningTopics for Service Learning• Literacy• Homelessness, Poverty, Hunger• Animals• People with Special Needs• Youth/Children• Elderly/Older Adults • Health and Wellness• Sports• Art

What’s Next…What’s Next…• Everyone will research a specific organization

using the topics from the previous slide. – I have organizations to choose from

• You will find specific information about this organization and come up with a way to complete a service learning project through that organization