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Service Learning Workshop. CIP Council IP Activities - 29 th January 2014. What is SL exactly???. -Alleviating a problem in the community - A ssimilating knowledge to become a more mature individual. Service. Learning. How to find a beneficiary?. Children. Disabled. Sickly. Animals.
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Service Learning Workshop CIP Council IP Activities - 29th January 2014
-Alleviating a problem in the community -Assimilating knowledge to become a more mature individual Service Learning
How to find a beneficiary? Children Disabled Sickly Animals Environment Financially-dependent
2 Rules of Thumb • Willingness to join the cause • Does your team believe in the beneficiary’s causes? • How about your passion to serve them? • The beneficiary’s needs – Your limits • What do they really need? • Can you provide for them?
2 Grants • Provide your group a seed fund -so you can worry less about not having enough $$ for your programmes! • Some popular ones include: • Citibank-YMCA Youth for Causes (YFC) Programme • Young ChangeMakers (YCM) • SHINE Youth Festival • Visit our website to find out the full list of grants
3 Publicity is King • Publicity avenues: • Bridge announcements • EMB message • CIP website (cip.hci.edu.sg) • CIP noticeboards • Posters, t-shirts, merchandise, etc. More volunteers! More donors! More awareness!
4 Volunteer Management • Contact details • Do you have the basic contact information of all your volunteers? • Do they acknowledge/reply your messages? • Briefing • Do your volunteers understand their roles during the event? • Feedback • Survey forms • Group Reflections conducted by SL team members
5 Fundraising: The 30-70 Rule • 30/70 Fund-Raising Efficiency Ratio • The formula is given below: • E = Expenditure
6 Keep your mentor updated! Your mentor (both external and internal) are able to: • Spot potential loopholes in your plans • Improve areas of your project given their experiences • Give you even more tips
Workflow for Service Learning Projects Group SL: Students from same / diff CG in HCI / other JCs CG-initiated SL: Students from same CG CCA-initiated SL: As a CCA group Team leader to initiate SL project & upload proposal on ISP 2-4 weeks before start (Status: Pending) To amend To amend CCA teacher to approve / reject proposal on ISP CIP Unit to approve (Status: Approved) / reject (Status: For Amendment) proposal on ISP Team Leader to add names of OT members & / volunteers on ISP and submit all consolidated consent forms to SL mentor SL mentor to approve / reject list of names on ISP based on consent forms received Team to proceed with project and meet up with SL mentor regularly to update progress Within 1 month of completion of project, Team Leader to complete a Team SL survey, upload softcopy of Final Report & update status of project to “Completed” on ISP and submit hardcopy of Final Report to Mr Nah / Mrs Chong of CIP Unit (Status: Completed) OT members & / volunteers to complete an Individual SL survey on ISP Team Leader to key in service hours for team on ISP and submit endorsement letter from beneficiary to College Reception to be scanned Note: Sections highlighted in orange indicate action required by student CIP Unit to endorse CIP hours on ISP (Status: Endorsed)
Why is it important 1. Allows you to crystallise your vision of your project A B C 2. Gives your mentor and all teammates a common understanding of the project 3. Serves as a roadmap along the execution of your project
Summary • Details of Organizing Team members • Name of SL Teacher-Mentor • Service Objectives • Learning Objectives • What? • Why SL? • How? • When? • Budget & source of funding • Volunteer recruitment plan & management • Detailed project time-line & activities
Content • Effective summary of your project -Rationale/Aims -How you have served • Reflections -Pen down your thoughts and takeaways as a group • Provide media (photos/videos etc.) -As evidence + memento’s sake! • Statement of Accounts -Logistics purchases / Any form of expenditure
Thank you! For more information about CIP @ HC, please visit cip.hci.edu.sg