Year 10 SERVICE IN ACTION DAYS

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C&L class: 10

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What is service learning?

It is a method of encouraging student learning and development

through active participation in thoughtfully organized service that
is conducted in, and meets the needs of, a community.

It involves an elementary school, secondary school, institution of

higher education, or community service program, along with the
community. It helps foster civic responsibility.

It is integrated into, and enhances, the academic curriculum or

the educational components of the community service program in
which the participants are enrolled.

It provides structured time for students or participants to reflect

on the service experience.

Service learning is the deep

learning that occurs through

critical thinking and
reflection in relationship
with others.

INTRODUCTION

Service Learning is a teaching and learning used in schools to enhance traditional ways of learning. Service Learning extends and deepens classroom learning through service to others and is
undertaken by students in the context of meaningful school community partnerships. It is an essential component in the overall curriculum and pastoral experience of the Immanuels journey
and is part of our holistic education. The Service Learning programs build relationships. Its
task is to challenge students to give and receive, to look beyond themselves to the needs of others and to respond by sharing their gifts of time and talent.
The essential learning experience enables Immanuel College students to realise that giving is difficult but that selflessly helping others is the most rewarding and gratifying way to live.
The core principles of Service Learning at Immanuel College applies three virtues:
Presence
to look, listen, engage and be an active participant in what is happening.
Authenticity be yourself, share your story and your time with these good people.
Responsibility Respecting another, see to understand, benefit from and participate in
the learning process.

Benefits of Service-Learning
Students who complete a service-learning project gain powerful
tools to add to their supply of skills as a student and citizen.
Students will...
Learn from experience; hands-on experience
Gain personal and interpersonal skills
Develop social problem solving skills
Learn civic innovation and responsibility
Form relationships with potential employers, receive recommendations for jobs, and gain experience that will add to a
resume or portfolio
Learn in a different atmosphere (not just texts and lectures)
Become more actively involved in the community while potentially becoming more active during in-class participation
Sharpen critical thinking skills through social/current issues

PURPOSE/TASK:

Your are to complete this reflection journal after you have participated in each days Service
Learning experience. Written reflections are to be about your service learning experience. In
your reflective writing can use the reflection prompts to help explain your experience.

"We do not learn from experience ... we learn from reflecting on experience." John Dewey

YOUR SERVICE AGENCY

You are going to explore your service agency community and learn a bit more about what they do and
why do they exist.
THE SERVICE AGENCY I ATTENDES FOR MY PLACEMENT IS CALLED:
Address:
Contact person:
The main purpose of this service agency is to:

Who accesses this agency and why?

Why does this agency exist?

Any more information about this agency?

Circle the words, nothing /a little / a lot below that best describes each statement:
1.
2.
3.
4.

I know nothing / a little / a lot about my service agency.

I know nothing / a little / a lot about what my service agency does.
I know nothing / a little / a lot about why my service agency exists.
I know nothing / a little / a lot about what problems there that causes my service agency
exists.
5. I know nothing / a little / a lot about how my service agency gets its funding.
6. I know nothing / a little / a lot about who accesses my service agency.
7. I am not / sort of / very proud of my service agency.
8. My family is not / sort of / very proud of my service learning activities.
9. My service agency is not / sort of / very effective in what they do for the community.
10. I believe I can make nothing / a little / a lot of difference in my service learning experience.

Its nice to know that we dont need to wait til tomorrow;

we can start to change the world today.

Will Rose
DAY 1
Journal reflections: answer the following questions
What were your pre-existing thoughts/feelings about this service experience?

Reflect on your experience so far ...

After the 1st day what are your thoughts/feelings about this service experience?

What did you learn about yourself in that situation?

One person can make a differenceYou dont have to be a big shot.

You dont have to have a lot of influence.
You just have to have faith in your power to change things.
Norman Vincent Peale
DAY 2
Journal reflections: answer the following questions
What insights have you gained about how and why people serve the community?

Describe one action that you did as part of your Service Action today?
What did it look like feel like sound like think like?

Think of this one person who might have been part of this action. How
might they have felt about you being with them and for them as an act of
service?

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Final Reflection
As you look back over your Service Learning placement reflect on the experience.
What did you learn about yourself and others?
What did you learn about service to the community?
What is your role/place in the area of community service?
[500 words]
Here are some things you should consider in your reflective writing

Ways in which the experience was what you expected and ways in which it was different.
The skills and capabilities that you needed to successfully participate in your service placement.
What skills and capabilities did you discover you possessed that you didnt realize you had?
What skills did you have to develop?
What is the Christian reasoning behind service learning?
Things you learned about yourself and insights you gained about other people generally through
your experiences.
Are there things you would do differently next time?
Explain why or why not.
The impact this experience has had on you.
What value is there in community service and how could you be involved in the future?
Link your knowledge of what Servant Leadership is to what you did at your site?

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The following are the Performance Standards that will be used in the assessment.
Achievement Level

Criterion C:
Communicating

Criterion D:
Engaging and Reflecting

7-8

C1 The student communicates information and ideas effectively by using a style that is consistently appropriate to the audience and purpose.

D1 The student effectively reflects on the content and/or

issues. The student interprets different perspective(s)
and implications where appropriate.

5-6

C1 The student communicates information and ideas by

using a style that is often appropriate to the audience
and purpose.

D1 The student generally reflects on the text and/or issues. The student interprets some different perspective(s) and implications where appropriate.

3-4

C1 The student communicates information and ideas by

using a style that is sometimes appropriate to the
audience and purpose.

D1 The student sometimes reflects on the text and/or

issues. The student attempts to interpret different
perspective(s) and implications where appropriate.

1-2

C1 The student communicates information and ideas by

attempting in a limited way to use a style that is appropriate to the audience and purpose.

D1 The student rarely reflects on the text and/or issues.

The student shows little or no attempt to interpret
different perspective(s) or their implications.

The student does not reach a standard described by any of

the descriptors given above.

The student does not reach a standard described by any of

the descriptors given above.

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Comment:

GRADE:

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May God bless us with discomfort at easy answers, half truths, and superficial
relationships, so that we may live deep within our hearts.
May God bless us with anger at injustice, oppression, and exploitation of people, so that we may work for justice, freedom and peace.
May God bless us with tears to shed for those who suffer from pain, rejection,
starvation and war, so that we may reach out our hands to comfort them and
to turn their pain into joy.
May God bless us with enough foolishness to believe that we can make a difference in this world, so that we can do what others claim cannot be done.
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