Role within service-learning: Director of Massachusetts Promise Fellowship Did you find service-learning or did service-learning find you? I’d say service-learning and I found each other simultaneously! After starting work in the Center of Community Service at the Massachusetts Promise Fellowship, I quickly realized that service-learning could play a great role in building the capacity of our program. I’ve since had… Continue reading #CapturingCommunity Colleen Holohan
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#CapturingCommunity Mackenzie Montgomery
Role within service-learning: Service-Learning Team Manager What is one thing everyone should know about service-learning? It is a two way street! Meaning, the relationship between the student and the community partner/population served is mutually beneficial. The student is learning from the community partner they serve with in a way that helps them concretely develop understandings… Continue reading #CapturingCommunity Mackenzie Montgomery
#CapturingCommunity Cynthia Wilkersen
Role within service-learning: Program Manager at Little Brothers--Friends of the Elderly What is one thing everyone should know about service-learning? Service-Learning is an opportunity and a chance to learn about your community! How are your values expressed through your community engagement and service-learning work? At Little Brothers-Friends of the Elderly we value community and connection. Our service-learning work offers students the… Continue reading #CapturingCommunity Cynthia Wilkersen
#CapturingCommunity Becca Berkey
Role within service-learning: Director of the Service-Learning Program What is one thing everyone should know about service-learning? Service-Learning is an experiential pedagogical approach that looks for meaningful partnership at the intersection of two questions: 1) What should the students learn through the experience(s)? and 2) What are the community’s goals? In this way, there is… Continue reading #CapturingCommunity Becca Berkey
#CapturingCommunity Amy Stahl
Role within service-learning: Massachusetts Campus Compact AmeriCorps*VISTA What is one thing everyone should know about service-learning? Service-Learning can be a fantastic resource for community organizations. Generation Citizen has benefited hugely from partnering with NU Service-learning. We've gained traditional program volunteers as well as talented Computer Science majors who have developed tech far beyond what we… Continue reading #CapturingCommunity Amy Stahl
Hungry to learn about The Food Project?
Written by Service-Learning Program Assistant and Co-op Jasmine Cheung Pictured above (Top photo from left to right): Dr. Becca Berkey with her students hard at work shoveling, planting and dropping scallion seeds. On a sunny Wednesday afternoon two weeks ago, I was fortunate enough to tag along with the Food Justice and Community Development class… Continue reading Hungry to learn about The Food Project?
#CapturingCommunity Katy Davis
Role within service-learning: Service-Learning Teaching Assistant What is one thing everyone should know about service-learning? Service-Learning should be incorporated into every course, in every school, period. Can you tell I have strong opinions about this? In a nutshell, I believe it is crucial for students to step outside the confines of a classroom… Continue reading #CapturingCommunity Katy Davis
Reflection from a Tutor at 826 Boston
Written by Mufan Xu, service-learning publication arts student Mufan served with 826 Boston's Writers Room at Burke High school through the First-Year Writing course with Sebastian Stockman in Spring 2017 My service-learning experience at the Burke High School has been a unique and memorable experience. In the past month, I have grown from an insecure… Continue reading Reflection from a Tutor at 826 Boston
#CapturingCommunity Kerrin Bersani
Role within service-learning: Ethos Volunteer Coordinator AmeriCorps*Vista What is one thing everyone should know about service-learning? Service-Learning is a great way to put into practice all of the skills you have been learning in the classroom. Reflecting on your service challenges you to further understand what you have gained from your experience. It can be fun… Continue reading #CapturingCommunity Kerrin Bersani
Fighting Against Single Stories Through Service-Learning
Written by Service-Learning Team Manager Anika Krause Education in the Community was my first introduction to service-learning. It was my very first class on my very first day of my freshman year, and I’ve been hooked ever since. Education in the Community was the first class I was an S-LTA for and, this past semester,… Continue reading Fighting Against Single Stories Through Service-Learning
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