Service-learning

Service-learning is a subtype of experiential education in which students: participate in an organized service activity that meets community-identified needs; use knowledge and skills directly related to a course, discipline, and/or specific learning outcomes; and reflect on the service activity in such a way as to gain further understanding of course content and/or learning outcomes and an enhanced sense of personal values and civic responsibility. Service-learning can be academic or co-curricular in nature and should not be confused with volunteerism, community service, philanthropy, or advocacy.