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
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
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
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
Role within service-learning: Service-Learning Program Assistant & Co-op at Northeastern University What is one thing everyone should know about service-learning? Service-Learning is a fantastic way to get the best of both worlds. Not only do students fulfill academic and educational goals, but they also interact with the community becoming more engaged with different cultures and… Continue reading #CapturingCommunity Malia Bow
Role within service-learning: Jumpstart Site Manager What is one thing everyone should know about service-learning? Service–Learning is fun! You are gaining experience and insight to important things that are currently happening in our community and our world. You are getting to put into practice what you are learning in class into real life situations. Students who… Continue reading #CapturingCommunity Catherine Stillerman
Role within service-learning: Community Partner-Volunteer Engagement Coordinator, AmeriCorps VISTA at 826 Boston How are your values expressed through your community engagement and service-learning work? There's no "one way" to volunteer. In the past we've had S-L students tutor high schoolers during their school day, work with elementary school students on creative writing in after-school programs,… Continue reading #CapturingCommunity Kieran Collier
Role within service-learning: Service-Learning student Service-Learning course: Advanced Chinese 1, Served with Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly Did you find service-learning or did service-learning find you? service-learning found me as it was already integrated into the curriculum for my Advanced Mandarin course. What is one thing everyone should know about service-learning? As you… Continue reading #CapturingCommunity Shivank Taksali
Role within service-learning: Service-Learning Fellow and Faculty Member in the Foundation Year Program for English Did you find service-learning or did service-learning find you? I have always incorporated days of service into my courses, as I've discovered that my students become their best versions of themselves when they are untethered from the classroom and engaging in the… Continue reading #CapturingCommunity Amy Lantinga
Pictured above: S-LTA Mackenzie Montgomery, Dr. Bret Keeling, S-LTA Emily Aoki Role within service-learning: Service-Learning Fellow and Faculty Member in the Foundation Year Program for English Service-Learning course: First-Year Writing Did you find service-learning or did service-learning find you? I suppose I found Service-Learning at Northeastern because I’d already been involved in Service-Learning at the University of Washington both… Continue reading #CapturingCommunity Bret Keeling
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