Service Learning

REMEMBER- No matter what your product is, you should interview someone
within the community who can speak to your topics. This portion is about
interacting with other people and engaging your community in a meaningful way.
What is service learning?
Service learning is connecting academic curriculum to an activity that demonstrates caring and concern for others in
the community. Students actively participate in the process from planning to implementation, reflection and
evaluation in order to deepen the learning experience.
Why is service learning important?
Service learning provides a meaningful opportunity for students to connect learning and civic responsibility. Students
use the academic and social skills from the classroom and apply them in the context of real life experiences to gain
compassion, empathy, and a sense for the needs of others beyond their own.
Brainstorming Sheet Graded

Research Paper Topic

(5pts)
Types of
organizations I can
reach out to:
15pts

Types of events I can

attend and volunteer
for:
(5k marathons, board
meetings, community
eventsetc)
15pts
Top 5 organizations
or people I will Organization Name and Supervisor/Coordinator:
contact to set up a
meeting time and
volunteer date:
Phone Number:
10pts each (50pts)
Email:
Contact Date(s):
If you secure a site
before calling your
other options, you Response:
will still get the 50pts.

Organization Name and Supervisor/Coordinator:

Phone Number:
Email:
Contact Date(s):

Response:

Organization Name and Supervisor/Coordinator:

Phone Number:
Email:
Contact Date(s):

Response:

Organization Name and Supervisor/Coordinator:

Phone Number:
Email:
Contact Date(s):

Response:

Organization Name and Supervisor/Coordinator:

Phone Number:
Email:
Contact Date(s):

Response:
Here is the location
or event: (10pts)
Here are the days and
times I plan on going
to my service learning
site. (10 pts)
(Make sure you fill
your logout)
These are the creative
ways I plan on
presenting what I
learned from my SL
site.
(Check handout and
online samples)
10pts

Service Learning Experience (SLE) Description/ Approval

Form

Student Date _ ____Topic of Service Learning

Experience _ ____________

1. What type of SLE will you complete?

2. What materials will you need?

3. What expenses do you anticipate?

4. What timeline will you follow to complete this project?

5. How does the SLE demonstrate application of research and synthesis of new knowledge?
6. What artifacts do you plan to use in your portfolio and present to judges?

Student
Date
________Approved
____________Not Approved

Teacher Date

Approved
_Not Approved

Parent/Guardian Date

Approved
_Not Approved

Mentor Date