The second edition of the Service-Learning – Student’s Guide & Journal now includes sections titled: Building Personal Character, Find a Mentor/Be a Mentor, Gaining Wisdom, Civic Engagement – Creating a Better Future and My Vision For My Future.
The mission of the Service-Learning—Student’s Guide & Journal is to:
Ø Make it easy for the teacher to start and run a successful Service-Learning Program
Ø Help the student make Service-Learning a meaningful, educational, and a fun experience
Ø Facilitate the student in combining classroom academic standards with service to the community
Ø Help establish nationwide Service-Learning standards for motivation, guidance and evaluation
Ø Facilitate communication between student, teacher, and the agency’s volunteer coordinator
Ø Give all of the participants a clear vision of the goals of Service-Learning
Ø Facilitate the student’s growth in personal character
Ø Guide each student toward maximum success
Ø Give the student the opportunity to document their service and to compose personal reflections and journaling
Ø Encourage the student to make a commitment and be accountable to the project
These booklets use extensive journals for creative composition, charts to verify the student’s service, graphs to measure the student’s progress, and directed questions to elicit positive personal reflection from the student.
Topics include: What is Service-Learning?, How Do I Benefit From Doing A Service-Learning Project?, How Do I Get Started?, Fulfilling Academic Standards, Qualities of a Leader, Principles of a Successful Person, Find a Mentor / Be a Mentor, Gaining Wisdom, Building Personal Character, Civic Engagement-Building a Better Future, Websites, Inspirational Stories of Teens Who Have Changed the World and a postcard addressed to the President of the United States (Elementary School edition only)
The Service-Learning - Student’s Guide & Journal will help you make every Service-Learning project an even more meaningful, educational, and character-building experience for your students.
Best Regards,
Robert Schoenfeld
