What is service learning?
SERVICE LEARNING LINKS
NATIONAL
National Service-Learning Clearinghouse
Corporation for National and Community Service
The National Service-Learning Partnership
National Youth Leadership Council
LOCAL
Mesa Community College – Center for Service Learning
Mesa Public Schools – Service Learning
Glendale Community College
Paradise Valley Community College
FUNDING SOURCES
Students Serve
Provides money to college students to fund service projects.
True Hero
Showcase your community project and win grant funding.
Youth Service America
Distributes over $1 million in grants annually, and provides resources and trainings.
Service Learning is a teaching methodology that enables students to apply knowledge and skills learned in the classroom to meaningful service to the community. Through structured critical reflection activities, students analyze their service experience as it reciprocally applies to their academic and career development. Service Learning presents a unique and enriching learning and personal growth experience for students while strengthening communities by addressing unmet community needs.
Service Learning benefits students by:
- Enhancing understanding of academic curriculum
- Providing diverse and practical “real-world” experiences
- Encouraging community involvement
- Fostering civic responsibility
- Raising awareness of social justice issues
- Providing career-exploration opportunities
Most Service Learning experiences are incorporated as components or requirements associated with an academic course. ASU’s University Service Learning internships are unique in that they are stand-alone, credit-bearing, graded courses. Students spend approximately 45-100 hours serving the community and earn 3 credits by completing academic and reflective assignments that relate to their service.
