Service Learning Texas Website
Home page excerpt
Helping youth engage in meaningful service that enriches learning and strengthens communities.
What Is Service-Learning?
It's a program that enables youth to apply their classroom learning to real-life community projects. read more
Why Do It?
Because it helps you develop career skills, self-esteem and a sense of civic responsibility. And because it really makes a difference. read more
How Do I Do It?
If you're a student, you and your classmates research local needs, agree to take action, develop a plan, and go! If you're a teacher, you link student service to the curriculum and help students learn from their work. read more
Community Service vs. Service-Learning
Unlike community service, service-learning is directly related to your classroom studies. It's about serving AND learning. read more
'About' excerpt
Explore your community. The best way to get started is to explore and learn about your community — either your school or your neighborhood or town. Here are some ideas:
Agree to take action. You and your classmates must choose what you're going to work on. Led by your teacher, your class may debate the pros and cons of suggested actions, or everyone may simply vote for their favorite one. The important thing is that you use a democratic process to select what you're going to do, and that you keep an open mind as you consider different opinions.
Develop a plan. The next step is to develop a plan. Your teachers and community partners will help you prepare for and carry out the service-learning experience, which may take several weeks or even months. You'll need to decide on your goals for the work, which will help you track your progress and document your successes later on.
Carry out the plan. When you begin your activities, you and your classmates will pay close attention to the results. Your class will take time to discuss what seems to be working, what needs improvement and what you've learned.
Celebrate your success. When you've completed what you set out to do, your class will present the results of your work to your school or community. You'll explain what you've learned and demonstrate the difference you've made in people's lives.
Home page excerpt
Helping youth engage in meaningful service that enriches learning and strengthens communities.
What Is Service-Learning?
It's a program that enables youth to apply their classroom learning to real-life community projects. read more
Why Do It?
Because it helps you develop career skills, self-esteem and a sense of civic responsibility. And because it really makes a difference. read more
How Do I Do It?
If you're a student, you and your classmates research local needs, agree to take action, develop a plan, and go! If you're a teacher, you link student service to the curriculum and help students learn from their work. read more
Community Service vs. Service-Learning
Unlike community service, service-learning is directly related to your classroom studies. It's about serving AND learning. read more
'About' excerpt
Explore your community. The best way to get started is to explore and learn about your community — either your school or your neighborhood or town. Here are some ideas:
- Think about community issues that matter to you.
- Ask your classmates or neighbors about a local issue they care about.
- Interview community partners — people in local government, or people who work at nonprofit organizations in your town.
- Go online and look through recent issues of the local newspaper for articles about community needs.
- Do a "walk about" with your classmates to identify local situations that need improvement and take pictures to document your observations.
Agree to take action. You and your classmates must choose what you're going to work on. Led by your teacher, your class may debate the pros and cons of suggested actions, or everyone may simply vote for their favorite one. The important thing is that you use a democratic process to select what you're going to do, and that you keep an open mind as you consider different opinions.
Develop a plan. The next step is to develop a plan. Your teachers and community partners will help you prepare for and carry out the service-learning experience, which may take several weeks or even months. You'll need to decide on your goals for the work, which will help you track your progress and document your successes later on.
Carry out the plan. When you begin your activities, you and your classmates will pay close attention to the results. Your class will take time to discuss what seems to be working, what needs improvement and what you've learned.
Celebrate your success. When you've completed what you set out to do, your class will present the results of your work to your school or community. You'll explain what you've learned and demonstrate the difference you've made in people's lives.
client
Service Learning Texas (SLT)
project
Key pages (Home, About Service-Learning, About Us) of the new SLT website
audience
Students, teachers, and potential community sponsors
goal
To present the service-learning concept in a clear and compelling way to multiple audiences
Service Learning Texas (SLT)
project
Key pages (Home, About Service-Learning, About Us) of the new SLT website
audience
Students, teachers, and potential community sponsors
goal
To present the service-learning concept in a clear and compelling way to multiple audiences