Community Immersion

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Fundamentals of Community Immersion
Engaging to different community service is the proper way to put in action what has been discussed inside the school. This will give you better understanding of different phases to communicate to the community and how to react in every situation it is facing. During the immersion, the students are expected to collaborate with the community especially in implementing the project proposal they came up. Thus, the project proposal of the students should be an answer or a solution the community need for a specific and identified community or social problem.
Here are some definitions of Community Immersion:
- It is a form of service learning that is integrated with a student passions and interests.
- It is a social strategy in public safety education and training designed to bridge the gap between theoretical instruction and the realities of public safety work through experiential learning.
- It provides young people with opportunities to use newly acquired skills and knowledge in real-life situations in their own communities
- It enhances what is taught in school by extending student learning beyond the classroom and into the community
- It is an integrated with specific learning objectives and provides structured time for youth to think, talk, or write about what they did and saw during the actual service activity
- Under which young people learn and develop through active participation in thoughtfully organized experiences that meet actual community needs that are coordinated with the school and community;
- That is integrated with specific learning objectives and provides structured time for youth to think, talk, or write about what they did and saw during the actual service activity;
- That is related to community development and social justice;
- Helps foster a sense of caring for others through direct involvement; and that is supported by regular assessment to provide feedback