WHAT IS SERVICE-LEARNING?

Service-learning is a method by which young people learn and develop through active participation in thoughtfully organized experiences that...

• Meet actual community needs.
• Coordinate in collaboration with the school and community.
• Integrate into each young person's academic curriculum.
• Provide structured time for a young person to think, talk, and write about what he/she did and saw during the actual service activity.
• Provide young people with opportunities to use newly acquired academic skills and knowledge in real life situations in their own communities.
• Are a practical application of what is taught in the school.
• Help to foster the development of a sense of caring for others.