Service Learning promotes both personal and intellectual growth in students. It also helps them develop civic responsibility as well as providing an opportunity for career exploration. Students learn by doing though a clear application of skills and knowledge while helping to meet the needs in the school or greater community. Nine Mauldin High School students currently visit Hillcrest Middle School every day for their Service Learning Experience. This type of service is generally the most rewarding for students because they receive immediate positive feedback during the process of helping others.
Students also learn that they can make a difference.
Indirect Service experiences are commonly implemented in schools because they are easy to organize and involve students working behind the scene. These activities involve channeling resources to the problem rather than working directly with an individual who may need service. Often students do not come in contact with the people they serve. Advocacy , the last type of service experience, requires students to lend their voices and talents to help eliminate the causes of a specific problem. Students work to correct the problem and make the public aware of the problem.