SERVICE PROJECTS IN HIGH SCHOOLS

SERVICELEARNING

ORSERVANT

LEADERSHIP

DEFINITIONS

Service Learning - is a teaching and

learning strategy that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience

teach civic responsibility and strengthen community

Servant Leadership- is a philosophy

and practice of leadership coined and defined by Robert Greenleaf. It is the catalyst for mission excellence in academic programs

ACADEMICS AND SERVICE IN ACTION

Glenwood High School- Students have

orientation in Spanish for their work at the largest turtle nesting beach in the world (Ostional,

Costa Rica)- 5 year program that

graduated 25 leaders for environmental conservation

LEARNING VS LEADING

LEARNING Trash pick up Tutoring Outreach Habitat for

Humanity Disaster Relief

donations

LEADING Ongoing projects

with a mission Students create

the projects Projects are

integrated with academic curriculum

BUILD THE DREAM

Survey Students Survey Teachers Become Familiar

with your church mission projects

Know the volunteer policies and projects of your school

Connect the dream to an academic curriculum

Find other schools who can mentor your program

Study successful charities, analyze them and know why they are successful at meeting their missions

DO WE WANT OUR STUDENTS TO BE SERVANTS OR SERVERS?

SERVANTS Volunteer Help others Protect the

Environment Feed the

Homeless Collect donations

for disaster relief

SERVERS Notice the problems Create solutions to

the problems Develop life skills

that make them useful to the community and to God’s people

Learn to serve God through action

Projects from our community

This isn’t just for high school.We also recommend this at your college or university.

CREDIT COURSES ATUNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT

BIRMINGHAM

FOOD SECURITY & NUTRITION IN BRAZIL

TURTLE RESEARCH ON ISLA COIBA, PANAMA

CREDIT COURSES AT TUSKEEGEE UNIVERSITY

SOLAR POWERED WELLS IN MALI

SOLAR STOVES FOR INDIGENOUS FAMILIES IN GUATEMALA

HOW DO WE ESTABLISH THESE PROGRAMS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL?

IDENTIFY PROJECTS IN THE COMMUNITY..GLOBAL OR LOCAL

ESTABLISH A PARTNERSHIP WITH ACADEMIC TEACHERS.

WRITE A CURRICULUM THAT CORRELATES THE PROJECT WITH THE ACADEMIC AREA

OFFER THE COURSE AS AN ELECTIVE WITH CRITERIA FOR STUDENT SELECTION

USE A CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY PROGRAM AS A GUIDE (SETON HALL HAS A GREAT PROGRAM)

So what is stopping you?

WE ALREADY DO THAT “ATTITUDE” POLICIES THAT LIMIT TRAVEL FEAR OF LIABILITY ISSUES APATHY THINKING TOO SMALL POOR PLANNING

Don’t let this be you!

Today’s StudentsTomorrow’s Leaders