Benefits of Service Learning
Benefits for Students
- makes curriculum relevant to students' lives
- clarifies values
- promotes community and civic responsibility
- encourages multicultural awareness
- develops critical thinking and problem solving skills
- fosters social and personal development
- builds a community within the classroom
Benefits for Teachers
- the relevance of the experience to students' lives validates teaching and enhances learning
- helps build classroom community
- establishes relationships with people in the community
Benefits for Community
- provides meaningful services to our community
- creates opportunities for community agencies to participate in student learning
- builds community awareness of college programs and services
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