Service-Learning is a method of teaching and learning that integrates community service activities into academic curricula and expands the learning of students from the classroom to the community.

Service-Learning Basics

Service-learning is a method of teaching and learning that integrates community service activities into academic curricula and expands the learning of students from the classroom to the community.

The four basic components of any service-learning project should be as follows:

• Preparation- What course objectives can be achieved through a service-learning project? (i.e. readings, discussion, journal writings, classroom visits)
• Action- What actual service is being performed by students?
• Reflection- Are the students reflecting critically on attitudes and experiences?
• Assessment- Have the course objectives been achieved?