This is for Jason and Jennifer:
What are best practices that other schools have adopted to take learning beyond the classroom?...look at your week without walls, service learning, internships
What does the research say?
Service-learning:
Students are using skills from the classroom to analyze an issue, creating a solution-based action plan and work with local community members to lead change.
Choice for students is key
Students who benefit from service learning are more likely to volunteer and vote as adults
Service-learning experiences need to be much more than a one day event in order to impact students
National Service-Learning Clearinghouse
Phillips Academy Community Service Page
This is a website with many examples of service and some discussion of service learning
NYLC Service Resource Library
Learn and Serve America
Does Service Learning Really Help?
A pertinent point here is that all members of the relationship need to be cared for through careful coordination
Sustainability at American University
Students here served their own school as it worked to reduce its carbon footprint
Connecting Curriculum with Community
Where service learning is the norm in school districts, the end result is usually student empowerment. "We live in a democracy and need to draw on the skills and talents of everyone," McLane says. "Young people can provide meaningful contributions to the community," he adds. "An added bonus is that they can simultaneously master curriculum and develop real-world skills that will prepare them for their future.
What are best practices that other schools have adopted to take learning beyond the classroom?...look at your week without walls, service learning, internships
What does the research say?
Service-learning:
Students are using skills from the classroom to analyze an issue, creating a solution-based action plan and work with local community members to lead change.
Choice for students is key
Students who benefit from service learning are more likely to volunteer and vote as adults
Service-learning experiences need to be much more than a one day event in order to impact students
National Service-Learning Clearinghouse
Phillips Academy Community Service Page
This is a website with many examples of service and some discussion of service learning
NYLC Service Resource Library
Learn and Serve America
Does Service Learning Really Help?
A pertinent point here is that all members of the relationship need to be cared for through careful coordination
Sustainability at American University
Students here served their own school as it worked to reduce its carbon footprint
Connecting Curriculum with Community
Where service learning is the norm in school districts, the end result is usually student empowerment. "We live in a democracy and need to draw on the skills and talents of everyone," McLane says. "Young people can provide meaningful contributions to the community," he adds. "An added bonus is that they can simultaneously master curriculum and develop real-world skills that will prepare them for their future.
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