Service Learning

• is a method whereby students or participants learn and develop through active participation in thoughtfully organized service that is conducted in and meets the needs of a community;

• is coordinated with an elementary school, secondary school, institute of higher education, or community service program and with the community;

• helps foster civic responsibility;

• is integrated into and enhances the academic curriculum of the students, or the educational components of the community service program in which the participants are enrolled;

• and provides structured time for the students and participants to reflect on the service experience

The National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993