Blog Post

By: Julie Rogers Bascom, Director, Learning and Leadership Service-learning is a powerful educational strategy that bridges classroom learning with community engagement. Its impact on personal growth, academic development, and community transformation is undeniable. To ensure its success and to maximize the benefits, standards have been established to guide and enhance the service-learning experience. We recently covered the first four of these standards, so let’s dive into the rest! Let’s explore K-12 Standards for Quality Practice Reflection Reflection is a cornerstone of quality service-learning. It provides the essential bridge between the service experience and the desired outcomes of the experience. Through reflection, students process [...]

By Bella Sullivan, NYLC Intern Zahra Ali, a current senior at Augsburg University in Minneapolis, has been working with NYLC in many capacities for several years. She aspires to be a teacher, using her knowledge of the importance of service-learning and youth voice in the classroom. “I feel like with NYLC, the something that keeps me coming back is that I see direct change happen,” says Ali. “Seeing a direct, immediate change like that isn’t something that I’m expecting to see in the other careers later in my life or even in the schoolwork I’ve already done.” Over the summer, Zahra [...]