After further discussions, walks around the area and the use of webbing techniques, students decide what their class will undertake as a service learning project.
All activities support the students' basic service learning project plan.
Serving as mentors, the teachers assist the PSTs in working with the children to transform the students' visions of service into a plan which can be implemented. Instruction for PSTs is provided by both the professor at IUS and on-site by classroom teachers. This practicum allows the PSTs to learn through experience how to integrate Service Learning into the curriculum in an authentic educational environment. Teachers, students, PSTs and service recipients have the opportunity to reflect about the experience in a variety of ways. A community celebration allows these experiences and personal reflections to be shared by all.