What is Service-Learning?

Service-Learning is a credit bearing experience in which students participate in an organized service activity that meets the needs of the participating community organization. There is a direct connection between the classroom's course content and the community agencies which foster a broader appreciation of the discipline and ends in an enhanced sense of civic responsibility.

Service-learning is a teaching method which combines community based learning with academic instruction. It focuses on critical, reflective thinking and civic responsibility. Service-learning programs involve students in an organized community project that addresses local needs, while developing their academic skills, sense of civic responsibility, and commitment to the community.

Faculty Resources

Student Resources

Community Resources

More Online Resources

American Association of Community Colleges

Campus Compact

Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching

Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement

Community-Campus Partnerships for Health

Community College National Center for Community Engagement

Corporation for National and community Service

Effective Preactices Information Center

International Partnership for Service-Learning and Leadership

Learn and Serve America

National Service Inclusion Project

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