I decided to take this class due to the service aspect of the course. I came from a high school in the Philadelphia suburbs that encouraged service to the community. Students were required to log service hours by themselves and during school service days. During my time in high school‚ I had logged over 300 hours of community service both locally and through the class sponsored trip to the Dominican Republic. One of my favorite locations that I served was a senior assisted living community that
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I thought the quote above is very important when thinking about service learning and how we can make a change in our community. We should not spend too much time dwelling on the existing reality and instead should focus more time on what we can do about it. It is so easy to complain about what is already going on instead of trying to come up with a plan that could change our existing reality. When thinking about my service learning site People Serving People it is one of the first things that come
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Through the Integration of Service Learning Projects Keri Shedden Graduate School of Education‚ Brooklyn College‚ Bedford Avenue‚ Brooklyn‚ New York December 10‚ 2011 Abstract: This study will focus on the problem of decreasing student motivation towards the life sciences within the urban school district. Student engagement and motivation will be promoted through the integration of service learning projects into the curriculum. The success of the community service component of the course
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Senior‚ Class of 2011 Community Service Learning Essay Community Service Learning experiences are beneficial to both students and the community. It is an opportunity for us to be helpful and caring in every way. With the help of my school and the clubs that I joined‚ I have gained more knowledge and experienced numerous skills that I have not learned at home. From Weekend Warrior‚ school clubs‚ and teachers‚ I have earned an eighty hour worth of service learning. In the beginning of January
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SERVICE LEARNING We had our Service Learning at Barangay Onyx in the city of Manila. We were required to have 8 hours in doing our Service Learning. In this service learning I’ve learned a lot‚ experience new things‚ and realize that I can do things that I didn’t think that I can do it. The clean-up drive’s mission is to clean the neighborhood or the whole barangay. One of our objectives is that the community (barangay) will have a clean place to live in because technically that is the main purpose
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discredited as it clearly has its merit as an education system. This system is with out its f Part A Service learning is a technique of teaching that syndicates classroom instruction with significant community service. It is a credit-bearing educational experience in which students participate in an organized service activity that meets acknowledged community needs and reflects on the service activity in such a way as to gain further understanding of course content‚ a broader appreciation of the
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There is no question that my Service-Learning is going to be beneficial to my future and my career‚ as it is intended to do. However‚ at times it can be difficult to pinpoint exactly how it will affect my future. By preparing for my St. Ambrose visits through rehearsals and the singing of secular music‚ it is becoming more apparent that this experience is going to be beneficial to my future endeavors‚ especially ones involved in teaching and performing‚ by increasing my people skills and helping
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Analysis Paper For the service learning project in this class we participated in a health fair serving the underprivileged population. We completed this project with the ‚ who graciously allowed us to participate in one of their weekly food drive events. At the beginning of the class‚ we were assigned to groups. The project leader from the class was Michael. In my assigned group there were three students: Julie‚ Christina and myself. We chose blood pressure and blood glucose for our topic. Christina
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Humanity for a new experience. This was a true Service Learning Experience that has given me new insight into Volunteering and Public Service Work as well as into myself. A six hour shift‚ I worked various jobs around the store. Before I began the work‚ I underwent a 30 minute training session with the supervisor and several other volunteers. The session included learning about the Store’s mission‚ safety regulations‚ and duties‚ as well as Customer Service and Interaction The next day I proceeded to
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acquired a new perspective on service-learning‚ viewing it as more than just a requirement for a course. Four semesters have taught me the imperative nature and necessity of service learning for academic and personal growth. What I enjoyed most from my service-learning was how every semester builds upon previous experiences‚ thus‚ creating a firmly grounded foundation in service for years to come. For the Spring 2016 semester‚ I set out to perform my service-learning assignment at the agency Better
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