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The Service-Learning Program initiates and supports curricular and co-curricular activities that foster
student learning, critical/reflective thinking, and civic responsibility while furthering Clark College's
mission to support collaborative community partnerships.
The Service-Learning Program provides on-going trainings, orientations and service-project development to
support and encourage the efforts of faculty.
Students are also highly involved in service-learning throughout the year through class-specific service
projects, college-wide projects such as the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, the Earth Day Ivy Pull,
Clark Clothing Closet and participation in student led activities.
The Service-Learning Program has developed partnerships with over 90 organizations that welcome Clark
students and offer challenging and creative Service-Learning opportunities.
Clark College Service-Learning
College-wide definition
Service-learning is a method of education under which students learn and develop through active participation in thoughtfully organized service experiences that meet actual community needs and that are coordinated in collaboration with school and community.
Service-learning is integrated into students’ academic curriculum and provides students with opportunities to use newly acquired skills and knowledge to become active partners within their community. Service-learning enhances what is taught by extending student learning beyond the classroom and into the community. It helps foster the development of a sense of caring for others and the ability to understand other’s perspectives which is particularly important for effective citizenship and life long learning.
The components of service-learning include:
- The service-component is directly linked to the learning objectives in a course
- The service project meets a community need and is organized with a community partner
- Reflection/analysis is the assessment tool to measure students learning
