What is Service Learning?
Service Learning is the integration of student-based community service and faculty-directed critical activities. Service Learning is a national movement that combines a commitment to community needs with identified learning objectives. The goal of Service Learning is to empower those being served and those who serve.
Service Learning uses community service as the vehicle for students to reach their academic goals and objectives by integrating teaching objectives with community needs.
Service Learning is based on a reciprocal relationship in which the service reinforces and strengthens the learning, and the learning reinforces and strengthens the service.
Service Learning provides students with the opportunities to use newly acquired skills and knowledge in real-life situations in their own communities.
Service Learning fosters a sense of caring for others and a commitment to civic responsibility.
Service Learning gives academic credit for demonstrated learning achieved through service, not for simply putting in hours.