Service Activity . Meaningful service is more than doing good for someone it promotes dignity and growth of the giver and receiver. Celebration involves peer and self recognition each is an essential component of all service-learning projects. Evaluation is a formalized opportunity for educators and students to share feed-back on the service work. It ensures that the project meets both educational and service goals.
Reflection is critical at every part of a service-learning experience.
It is the glue that holds a service-learning project together. It provides structured opportunities for participants to connect their experiences with their hearts and minds. It can take many different forms from journaling to group discussions to art. The common theme is to have participants examine what just happened or will happen and connect it to themselves, the larger project, the community, and the world. Service-Learning can be implemented using many different models.