Service Learning
Service learning creates a sense of community and citizenship among students and it also allows students to develop an understanding and appreciation for people from backgrounds different from their own.
Overview
Service learning combines community service with experiential learning, where educational experience in the classroom is integrated with a related community service experience. It is based on “learning by doing” by engaging students in service while at the same time intentionally connecting their service to civic and course learning outcomes. To achieve these learning outcomes, it is critical to include a structured reflection component to service learning, this is what makes it distinct from a volunteer experience. Service learning can take many different forms. It can be integrated into a regular course, an internship course, or a capstone/research project; involve a single course assignment or be woven throughout the course; concentrate on a single project or broader needs of a specific organization.
