1. التعلم بالخدمة Service Learning Source: Institute of Youth Development

3. What is Service Learning? A teaching and learning approach that integrates community service with academic study to enrich learning, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities.

4. Benefits of Service Learning Improved Academic Achievement Real Life Experience Fosters civic involvement Improves Social Skills

5. Effective Service Learning Leadership roles/Youth Voice Learning and development goals Time Community needs Reflection Evaluation

6. Developing Intentional Learning Objectives Develop a Balance between service and learning Examples: 1. service-LEARNING 2. SERVICE-learning 3. service learning 4. SERVICE-LEARNING

7. Types of Learning Citizenship: civic responsibility, individuals’ role in community, government systems Social Skills: team work, leadership, communication, diversity awareness Intellectual : critical thinking skills, problem solving, decision- making, knowledge about social issues, academic subjects, organizing and planning Personal: values clarification, personal ability to contribute to community, self-esteem Work/Career Exposure: work ethic, job skills, exposure to career possibilities

8. What Is Service-Learning?

9. Who Benefits from Service-Learning? Students Faculty Community Partners Site Staff The University Community at Large

10. Where does Service-Learning Take Place? Service-learning takes place both in the classroom and in the community.

11. Student’s Reflection of Service-Learning  “Students overall get a feeling of accomplishment, confidence, and value as a result of taking part in a service learning experience.”  “The learning outcomes of service learning include development of leadership and problem-solving skills, connecting the theoretical with the practical, and educating students for citizenship.”

12. Differences in Service Learning Community-Based Versus School-Based

14. Community Service Projects

17. Kolb’s Experiential Learning Cycle Service Activity (Experience) Reflection/Ob servation (What?) Interpreting (So What?) Planning/ Applying (Now What?)

19. What To Do? Community Service Projects

20. Resources Family Strengthening Policy Center (2007). Youth Service- Learning: A Family-Strengthening Strategy. Washington, DC: National Human Services Assembly. Naughton, Sandra (2000). Understanding Service Learning. National Institute on Out-of-School Time at Wellesley College Center for Research on Women. ACT for Youth Downstate Center for Excellence (2006). Positive Youth Development Resource Manual. Kolb, David (1984). Experiential Learning. Prentice Hall Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Institute of Youth Development