Written by Stephenie Hou, S-L Community Partner Hi everyone! My name is Stephenie Hou and I am the Intergenerational Program Manager at Little Brothers-Friends of the Elderly, a community partner with Service-Learning (S-L) at Northeastern. I have a great appreciation for S-L and was actually first introduced to the idea as an incoming freshman at… Continue reading My Service-Learning Journey: Stephenie Hou
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Reflection from a Tutor at Boston Scholar Athletes
By Olivia Zou Olivia is an international student in the America Classroom Program in the College of Professional Studies. She served as a weekly tutor at Boston Scholar Athletes in Fall 2016 as part of her Community Learning course. I go to Boston Scholar Athletes every Monday to help out high school students with their… Continue reading Reflection from a Tutor at Boston Scholar Athletes
My First Months in a New City – A Reflection
By Diego Luis Back when I was living my last few months in Venezuela, I would sometimes ask myself how was I going to deal with the fact that I am no longer going to live in a country where Spanish is the main language and how the cultural impact will affect the way I’m… Continue reading My First Months in a New City – A Reflection
Reflections from NU Service Day
By Sara Sang, S-L student in Community Learning Sara is an international student in the America Classroom Program in the College of Professional Studies. She serves as a weekly conversation partner at Morville House. I have gone to community service for several weeks. Every time I have a good time with my conversation partner [at… Continue reading Reflections from NU Service Day
Service-Learning at St. Stephen’s Youth Programs
By Iris Zeng During the spring 2016 semester, St. Stephen's Youth Programs (SSYP) partnered with two Service-Learning at Northeastern courses: Community Learning and Child Intervention and Treatment. The organization provides young people from areas of Boston’s most disadvantaged communities with year-round, after school academic enrichment. The organization serves 850 young people in grades K—12+ and includes programming… Continue reading Service-Learning at St. Stephen’s Youth Programs