The service is designed to achieve significant benefits for students and the community. All partners benefit from the service component and contribute to its planning. The service learning project promotes students' responsibility to care for others and contribute to the community. By participating in the service learning component, students understand how they can impact their community. Reflection Reflection establishes the connections between the students' service experiences and the academic curriculum.
Reflection occurs before, during, and after the service experience.
All partners, especially the students, are involved in evaluating the service learning project. The evaluation seeks to measure progress toward the learning and service goals of the project. Adapted from materials from the Service Learning 2000 Center. Annie Bolick 1. A Sourcebook for Community Service in Higher Education.