Service Learning
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Offered in the fall and spring, our Service Learning Program pairs education with community service to allow youth to learn-by-doing, expanding their knowledge of the community and inspiring self-motivated engagement.
Children in 3rd - 5th grade learn about a specific community need alongside their peers, brainstorm solutions together, volunteer in support of that community issue, and reflect on what they have learned in the program while working independently on a personal service project. Service Learning helps youth on the pathway to lifelong volunteerism, philanthropy, and community leadership expand on what they have learned through Family Volunteering.We currently offer three Service Learning opportunities, each focused on a different community need - helping the environment, helping people, and helping animals. Program components include two workshops and three group service activities over an 8-week period, culminating in a service learning project showcase where students share how they've applied what they learned over the course of the program.
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To get your 3rd-5th grader involved in the spring, please join our list to receive more information.
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Highlights from Service Learning - Helping People
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Partner organizations supported by this program:Mobile Loaves & Fishes Community First! Village
Micah 6 Pantry Partnerships for Children Central Texas Food Bank |
Highlights from Service Learning - Helping Animals
Sharing ideas about how to help animals
Families making warmers for shelter kittens
Helping at the Austin Humane Society
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Making blankets for shelter dogs
Service Learning participant meeting a tortoise!
Participants learning about animals at the rescue zoo
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Partner organizations supported by this program:Austin Humane Society
Austin Zoo & Sanctuary Austin Wildlife Rescue Emancipet |
Highlights from Service Learning - Helping the Environment
Volunteering at a TreeFolks activity
Learning about organizations that care for the local environment
Students brainstorming together
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Sorting donations at Austin Creative Reuse
Cleaning up litter for the Colorado River Authority
Learning about the impact of litter over time
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Partner organizations supported by this program:Austin Creative Reuse
Colorado River Alliance Treefolks Keep Austin Beautiful |
