What is Service Learning?
(National & Community Service Trust Act, 1993)
The term "service learning" means a method...
under which students or participants learn and develop through active participation in thoughtfully organized service that
- is conducted in and meets the needs of a community;
- is coordinated with an elementary school, secondary school, institution of higher education, or community service program, and with the community; and
- helps foster civic responsibility; and
that
- is integrated into and enhances the academic curriculum of the students, or the educational components of the community service program in which the participants are enrolled; and
- provides structured time for the students or participants to reflect on the service experiences.
Characteristics of an Effective Program