Students:
- increase motivation to learn and engage with subjects
- increase ability to make decisions and solve problems
- improve academic knowledge and performance, including critical thinking and communication skills
- cultivate responsibility for self and others
- develop ability to work well with others
- replace stereotypes with respect for others
- become more knowledgeable about community resources available to them and their families
- experience social responsibility
- begin to develop a lifelong commitment to public service and learning.
Teachers:
- experience renewed enthusiasm for teaching
- improve communication and understanding among students
- learn more about the community in which their students live
- improve teacher-student and teacher-parent communication and understanding
- see increased relevancy of education for students
- provide additional role models for students
- learn about community organizations and how they serve the public
- identify resources to enhance educational opportunities for students
- bring the classroom and community together.
Schools:
- combine academic development with social responsibility
- strengthen career programs
- develop community partnerships
- publicise educational opportunities available for students
- involve more parents and other family members resulting in an increase in students’ sense of the value of school
- give students a sense of the practical importance of what they are learning
- develop a more inclusive, cooperative school climate and culture
- increase confidence in the school system
- improve public relations
Communities:
- view young people as valued resources able to address community problems and concerns
- lend expertise in a particular issue area
- become more knowledgeable about school programs and needs
- collaborate in planning service-learning projects
- participate in student learning
- publicly acknowledge the contributions of young people.
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