Naomi Washington, B.A.‘25, volunteered with El Sol Elementary when she took the class in spring 2024, where she worked as a classroom aid. Already fluent in Spanish, she decided to take the course as ...

Service and learning are deliberately and explicitly tied to the learning objectives of the course. The goal is to have students gain direct experience with problems or issues they are studying in ...

Service learning is an educational program that integrates community service with classroom instruction to enhance learning, teach civic responsibility and strengthen communities. For the chemical ...

You don't need to be a teacher to recognize that important student learning takes place outside of the classroom. Service learning is an intentional instructional strategy used by schools across the ...

Purdue’s Office of Engagement provides grants to students or student organizations for work on community service-learning projects. The program’s goal is to expand the community involvement of Purdue ...

Assoc. Prof. Bridget Marshall's Disabilities in Literature class focuses on learning outside the classroom during their service learning trip to the Lowell Association for the Blind. Watch the video ...

College students are known to be strapped for time. A May 2024 Student Voice survey by Inside Higher Ed found the No. 1 stressor in students’ lives is balancing academics with personal, family or ...

AO Advice: How Your High School is Evaluated in the College Admissions Process Get the inside scoop on how colleges assess your high school and its course rigor. Featuring a former Admissions Officer, ...

Service learning is an educational program that integrates community service with classroom instruction to enhance learning, teach civic responsibility and strengthen communities. For the chemical ...

Service learning goes beyond volunteering or fundraising. It has explicit learning objectives and involves real-world skills and critical analysis. As service learning has taken root in schools and ...

Students involved with service learning can reflect on their experiences to gain a deeper understanding of course content and a broader appreciation of the discipline, improving critical thinking ...