Service Learning

Blog #6

Service Learning

According to Learn and Serve America service learning offers a unique opportunity for America's young people students from kindergarten to college students to get involved with their communities.  By inter acting real service projects with the classroom learning. Service learning enlists students in the educational process by using what they learn in the classroom to solve real-life problems. 

Being a student at Davenport University has enlighten me to how important service learning is for our community.  My expectations are very high, positive, and optimistic.  Service learning can be applied across all subjects.  It can involve a single student or group of students, a classroom or an entire school. Students build character and become active participants as they work with others in their school and community to create service projects in areas like education, public safety, and the environment.

The skills that I will gain from this experience will be priceless real life skills.  Through my service learning experience. I will be able to use the knowledge and training in my current job to make me a more effective manager.  Many of the skill can be implement right away.  Service learning programs improve grades, increase attendance in school, and develop students' personal and social responsibility. Service learning is given back to your community and making a different the life of others.

Service-learning also strengthens both education and local communities by building effective collaborative partnerships between schools, colleges, and other institutions and organizations.