Service Learning Supports The Nine Elements of Education Excellence

Standards
Service-learning opportunities support a standards-based curriculum by boosting student engagement and achievement through student-led opportunities to see the relevance and application of their classroom studies.

Assessment
Service-learning provides an excellent opportunity for performance assessment by giving students an opportunity to demonstrate their learning in a hands-on and meaningful context.

Accountability
Service-learning holds schools, teachers, students and communities accountable for providing real-world application of academic concepts and skills.

Professional Development
Service-learning allows teachers the opportunity to develop cross-curricular competencies and skills while building a bridge between what they teach in the classroom and how it is used in the real-world.

School Autonomy
Because service-learning initiatives are developed locally, they reflect the needs and interests of individual communities and districts.

Technology
Service-learning supports innovative uses of technology to maximize the effectiveness of curricular based service-learning projects.

Learning Readiness
Service-learning projects often involve intergenerational interaction with younger children and engage young children in activities in their communities.

Parental Involvement
Service-learning takes parental involvement one step further by creating a network of support and involvement that is intergenerational.

Safety & Discipline
Students involved in serious acts of school violence often feel alienated from other students, their school or community. Service-learning provides a connection between students and their community helping them become involved with their community.