What is Community Service-Learning?
Community
service-learning involves individuals in organized
community service that addresses local issues, while
developing academic skills, sense of civic responsibility,
and commitment to the community.
Service-learning works! Research shows that high-quality
service-learning programs benefit students, schools, and
communities.
By making
community service-learning a core pedagogy within the
curriculum and by linking classrooms and community in
service-learning projects, community service learning helps
create and support environments where “everyone is learning,
everyone is serving. Service-learning helps create people
who are smarter, more caring and more engaged in civic life
– characteristics that are essential to meet tomorrow’s
challenges.
We can help
you connect with experienced service-learning
practitioners and resources. Our statewide network of
service-learning centers can provide direction and support
for educators, students, parents, and community
organizations interested in developing or enhancing
service-learning programs and projects in your community.
Ask us about
training opportunities, project ideas and sample curricula
(aligned to New Mexico State Educational Standards and
Benchmarks), peer support, and news about events and funding
opportunities.
For more
information on how to become part of Community
Service-Learning in New Mexico, please contact Wendy
Wintermute,
Training and Organizational Development Director at:
wendy@nmforumforyouth.org
Resources:
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