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What is Service-Learning?

"Service-Learning is a teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities." - National Service-Learning Clearinghouse

Service-Learning Resources:

Standards for High Quality Service-Learning


Websites:

National Service-Learning Clearinghouse - a very comprehensive service-learning resource
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Learning to Give - Contains more than 1,600 lessons for k-12 classrooms, each coded to state standards along with themed units and moments of service

Connecting the Classroom & Community:  How High School & College Students Can Address Real World 
Problems Through Service-Learning


Semester of Service Projects - contains sample project ideas

Service-Learning Blog and Resources from Cathryn Berger Kaye

Watershed Action and Service-Learning - This Watershed Action site offers one-stop help in planning and organizing service-learning projects to prevent water pollution in your watershed.  Even though it was developed in Minnesota, it still has relevant information and ideas for Michigan




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