Service-Learning
Service-learning is an effective instructional strategy used to broaden the scope of how students learn about the world around them.
Quality Practice of Standards
Meaningful Service
Service-learning encourages participants to understand their service experiences in the context of underlying societal issues being addressed.
Connects to Curriculum
Service-learning helps participants learn how to transfer knowledge and academic skills from one setting to another.
Diversity
Service-learning helps participants identify and analyze different points of view to gain an understanding of multiple perspectives.
Youth Voice
Service-learning provides youth with a strong voice in planning, implementing and evaluating their experiences and expressing thoughts.
Reflective Practice
Service-learning incorporates an analysis of oneself and relationship to society while also examining the connections between public policy and civil life.
Source: National Youth Leadership Council
Learn More About How Service-Learning Works
An excerpt from Lift: Raising the Bar for Service-Learning Practice, an interactive learning experience based on the K-12 Service-Learning Standards for Qual...
