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Community Service. Matt Aldrich. What is Service Learning?. Service-Learning is a teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities .
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Community Service Matt Aldrich
What is Service Learning? • Service-Learning is a teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities.
Benefits of Service Learning • For Students • Enriches student learning of course material and "brings books to life and life to books". • Engages students in active learning that demonstrates the relevance and importance of academic work for their life experience and career choices. • Increases awareness of current societal issues as they relate to academic areas of interest. • Broadens perspectives of diversity issues and enhances critical thinking skills. • Improves interpersonal skills that are increasingly viewed as important skills in achieving success in professional and personal spheres. • For the Community • Provides substantial human resources to meet educational, human, safety, and environmental needs of local communities. • Allows the energy and enthusiasm of college students to contribute to meeting needs. • Fosters an ethic of service and civic participation in students who will be tomorrow's volunteers and civic leaders. • Creates potential for additional partnerships and collaboration with the campus.
Blazer Blast • The Blazer Blast is where the little kids came to meet the baseball team. • We played games and had many stations set up for the kids to play.
Blazer Build • As a team we went and helped Habitat for Humanity build a house for a less fortunate family. • It was a great experience!
Wild Adventures • We went and helped Wild Adventures clean up the fair grounds, put up signs, cut grass, and move stuff around to get them ready for opening day!
Dewar Elementary Fall Festival • We helped the school set up for their Fall Festival. • We ran some booths, that the little kids came around and played the games and activities we had set up.
Thoughts about Community Service • In all I think community service is a very good thing. • You can help the people around you and the less fortunate for nothing just your time and good heart. • I think that everyone should have to do some sort of community service, even if it is a requirement for a class.
