We cannot hope to achieve our goal of reaching two million youngsters at a stroke. It can only be achieved one community at a time, one street at a time, and one child at a time. Four Components Preparation consists of many learning activities such as teamwork and skills development, research, survey making, and team planning. Action is the meaningful service learning project, performed by the students for their class, school, or community. Reflection is where the service experience is processed to evaluate what could be improved and what was successful.
Celebration is recognition that students deserve for completion of the service learning project.
Types of Service Direct service involves hands-on work that puts the student in direct contact with the service recipient. Indirect service involves activities where the student does not have direct contact with those they serve to solve a community problem. Advocacy service involves activities where students are involved in writing, telling, or lobbying leaders about community needs to solve a problem. Four Areas Education examples include cross-age tutoring, literacy programs, and activities to improve the school. Citizenship examples include clean-ups, creation of natural habitats, measurement of pollution levels in streams, and the construction of outdoor classrooms for further educational studies.