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F.Y.I.
Beginning with the 2011-12 academic year CPS high schools will
phase in a new service-learning graduation requirement. The
graduation requirement for all high school students will be the
completion of three (3) substantive, high quality service-learning
projects during their four years in high school.
Top ten reasons to do Service Learning
1. Graduation requirement
2. Allows you to “network” with new people
3. Possible letter of recommendation for college
4. Write about volunteer hours for college application
5. Scholarship opportunities
6. Looks good on your college transcript
7. Use hours for work experience
8. Gets you out of the house
9. Earn points with your parents
10. It’s a nice thing to do
REMEMBER: Service Learning is not just volunteering:
1) Students should develop lifelong commitments to the common good
2) Students should receive valuable experience they can use in life
3) Students should step outside of their comfort zone and broaden
their knowledge of the world
4) Students should develop a skill or learn something new
5) Students should develop an awareness of social concerns and issues
6) Students should care less about the hours and more about their
experience
various stakeholders:
♦ Students benefit from higher academic achievement, relevant
learning opportunities, community ties, and leadership opportunities.
♦ Teachers benefit from empowerment to create conditions for student
success and the ability to take an interdisciplinary approach to
learning.
♦ Administrators benefit from greater collaboration within the
school, stronger ties to the community, enhanced community support of
schools, and the ability to demonstrate effective teaching, learning
and serving.
♦ The Community benefits from being able to shape the future
workforce, a stronger student sense of responsibility and ownership
of the community, and the opportunity to help students become
contributing citizens while learning problem-solving and leadership
skills.
♦ Policymakers benefit from students becoming responsible and
productive workers and citizens, students gaining real-world civic
and career experience, and addressing multiple student standards.
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