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What is Service Learning?

Service-Learning 101

Why Service Learning is NOT Community Service

•Not tied to learning goals.

•Does not include reflection, celebration, or evaluation.

•Is not a one-time experience.

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What is Service-Learning?

•A chance to put what you have learned in school into action

for your community.

•An opportunity to work with teachers, community members

and classmates to meet real needs.

•Making a difference in your world!

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Types of Service-Learning

Direct

DIRECTLY effects others.

Interactions are person to person / face to face.

Learn about caring for others; developing problem-solving skills; see the “big” picture.

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Types of Service - Cont’d

Indirect

Does not provide service to individuals but benefit the community or environment as a whole.

Learn about cooperation, working as a team, organization skills and prioritizing tasks. Learn

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Advocacy and Research

Create awareness or promote action on an issue of public concern.

Includes gathering and reporting on information of public interest.

Learn about Perseverance, Rules and Systems, Civic Engagement, Assessments and Evaluations.L

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Service Learning is.....

All the stuff you will be learning in seventh grade...

Plus…….The needs in your community…..

Service-Learning: Investigation

Identify Needs:

Community Needs Survey Walk-About Needs/Assets List Media Search

Research Solutions toConnect with Community Partners

Unmet need? Left undone? More to do?

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Service-Learning: Preparation

Link need to what you have to learn.

Plan the outcomes of the need.

Get training to do the service.

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Service-Learning: In Action

The actual service.

Feeding the homeless.

Cleaning up the streams.

Planting flowers in the community park.

Raising funds for UNICEF.

Tutoring grade school students.

Visiting a nursing home for craft day.

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Service-Learning: Reflection

Thinking and talking about what you are learning.

Creating Journals

Group Discussion (facilitated by Teacher)

Peer Group Discussion

Painting, Drawing

Music, Dance, etc...

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Service-Learning: Demonstration

Showing what you have learned.

Presentations

Post-Tests

Evaluation of projectsby Teachers and StudentsL

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Service-Learning: Celebration

Recognition - Strut your Stuff

Local Media

Newspaper

Radio

Television

School

Award Ceremony

MUST BE RELATED TO PROJECT!!

You cannot hold a pizza party for a hunger project.

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Partnerships

Service-learning partnerships are collaborative, mutually beneficial,

and address community needs.

Meaningful Service

Service-learning actively engages participants in a meaningful and

fulfilling service of activities.

Saving The Planet

Link to Curriculum

Service-learning is intentionally used as an instructional strategy to meet learning goals and/or content

standards.

Youth Voice

Service-learning provides youth with a strong voice in planning,

implementing and evaluating service-learning experiences with guidance

from adults.