Student usually volunteers 1-5 hours weekly. Students critically reflect on experience. 2-12 hours weekly for semester. Mini-grant school mentoring project, which pays student's minimum wage to tutor youth. Often in lieu of term paper, essays or exam.
Students perform service as way to gather, test, and apply content and skills of existing courses.
At least 15 - 20 hours of service, related analytical journal, and oral presentation for 60 additional class points toward grade. Variable credit hours depending upon service and reflective requirements. Independent study mechanism with service focus. Perform a minimum of 20 hours of community service, attend a mid- semester reflection seminar, complete appropriate reflection methods, and document service performance. Adaptable for various service-learning applications.