Service-Learning Australia

If you have implemented a successful service-learning program, please tell us about it.  On the short, “Summarise Your Project” template, we invite you to tell us about your project and include any “Teacher Tips” and “Final Comments”.  We also ask if you would be happy for other teachers to contact you about your program; if so, we will add your name, email address and brief outline of your service-learning experience to the Service-Learning Practitioners' List.  Other teachers will really appreciate your generosity and your students will love seeing their program described on the web site.

The Process:

• Link to the  “Summarise Your Project” template – it is a word document.
• Save it to your computer and complete it.
• Link to the form (below) and complete it.
• Attach the “Summarise Your Project” template and any other documents, photos or PowerPoint presentations to the form.
• Submit the form.

We really encourage any of you who have completed a good-quality service-learning program to complete the comprehensive “Share Your Success” template. It will take some time and thought, but it will be extremely helpful for those teachers who are serious about implementing service-learning.  On this template, we also ask if you would be happy for other teachers to contact you about your program.  If so, we will add your name, email address and brief outline of your service-learning experience to our Service-Learning Practitioners' List.  It is only through your generosity in sharing ideas that the practice of good-quality service-learning in Australia will develop and grow.

The Process

• Link to the   “Share your Success” template – it is a word document.
• Save it to your computer and complete it.
• Link to the form (below) and complete it.
• Attach the “Share your Success” template and any other documents, photos or PowerPoint presentations to the form.
• Submit the form.

You are proud of what your students are achieving through service-learning.  Now is their chance to show how they are making a difference in the world.   Encourage them to shoot a video of their service-learning story, send it to us and we’ll show it on the Service-Learning Australia YouTube Channel.

What makes a good service-learning YouTube story?

• Have a clear beginning that describes the service goals, the learning goals and introduces the community partners.
• Show the project in progress.
• Tell the story in an interesting way, including any statistics (number of students and their ages etc.)
• Have a clear ending that describes what was achieved, what was learned, and gives plans for future projects.
• Note:  The recording should be a maximum of 2-4 minutes in length and must be able to be up-loaded onto YouTube (remember, copyright music is blocked by You Tube).

The Process:

• Link to the form (below).
• Complete it.
• Attach any other documents, photos and PowerPoint presentations.
• Submit the form.

Mail the CD to:
Margaret Richmond
Service-Learning Australia Inc.
1 Northwood Road
Catherine Hill Bay
NSW 2281.

Let us know your suggestions, for example:

• Stories for our Newsletter
• Content you would like to see added.
• Events you would like publicised.
• Add your profile to the Service-Learning Practitioners List.
• Update your profile on the Service-Learning Practitioners' List.

The Process:

• Link to the form (below)
• Complete it
• Attach any documents, photos or PowerPoint presentations to the form
• Submit the form