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Elevating the Experience with The K-12 Service-Learning Standards for Quality Practice, Part 2

2023-11-22T10:00:07-06:00

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 [...]

Elevating the Experience with The K-12 Service-Learning Standards for Quality Practice, Part 22023-11-22T10:00:07-06:00

Elevating the Experience with The K-12 Service-Learning Standards for Quality Practice, Part 1

2023-11-22T10:00:08-06:00

By: Julie Rogers Bascom, Director, Learning and Leadership   “One more thing” ....maybe that’s what you’re thinking when you opened this blog. We recognize that implementing the service-learning process with your young people can feel, at times, overwhelming. However, the K-12 Service-Learning Standards for Quality Practice developed by NYLC in partnership with other leaders in the service-learning field, represent best practices to create high-quality service-learning experiences that are meaningful for your young people. When you understand and utilize the standards in your practice, you can create a transformative experience for your students, their communities, and your institutions, ensuring the success of your process and [...]

Elevating the Experience with The K-12 Service-Learning Standards for Quality Practice, Part 12023-11-22T10:00:08-06:00

Top Reasons Our Educators Use Service-Learning

2023-11-22T10:00:08-06:00

By: Julie Rogers Bascom, Director, Learning and Leadership   Over the past 2 years, we've been collecting reflections from practitioners on why they use service-learning. We've captured responses from K-12 teachers, district administrators, higher ed leaders, after school program providers and everyone in between. In the service-learning process, that’s where we start, by planning for desired outcomes. We ask ourselves: what are we hoping for young people? Is it academic content? Life skills? Social emotional learning? (I might add that I haven’t seen a quality service-learning experience that hasn’t included SEL. To learn more about this, head to our Resource Library and search "SEL [...]

Top Reasons Our Educators Use Service-Learning2023-11-22T10:00:08-06:00

Pathways to Impact: Service-Learning as a Catalyst for State Afterschool Networks Report Released

2023-11-22T10:00:08-06:00

The National Youth Leadership Council (NYLC), a leading advocate for youth development and service-learning, is proud to announce the release of its latest report, "Pathways to Impact: Service-Learning as a Catalyst for State Afterschool Networks." This comprehensive report sheds light on the transformative power of service-learning as a strategy for engaging youth in afterschool programs across the country. Afterschool programs play a pivotal role in shaping the lives of young people, offering them opportunities for growth, enrichment, and skill development. The report, which draws from NYLC’s work with 14 members of the 50 State Afterschool Network, provides case studies, lessons learned, [...]

Pathways to Impact: Service-Learning as a Catalyst for State Afterschool Networks Report Released2023-11-22T10:00:08-06:00

Meet Zahra – NYLC Intern!

2023-11-22T10:00:09-06:00

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 [...]

Meet Zahra – NYLC Intern!2023-11-22T10:00:09-06:00

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