Service Learning
provides a compelling reason to learn, teaches the skills of civic
participation and develops an ethic of service and civic
responsibility. Service learning increases motivation and retention of
academic skills as specific learning goals are tied to community needs.
By solving real problems and addressing real needs, students learn to
apply classroom learning to a real world context. At the same time,
students provide valuable services to schools and communities
The Reading/ESL/SLS department
promotes Civic Engagement &
Service-Learning as one of its initiatives. Service-learning
integrates meaningful community service with classroom instruction and
reflection to
