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Guidance & Counseling Office
Mission
Service Learning will strengthen the classroom instructions of high school students in all subject areas to improve their overall academic success and will fulfill real needs in the City of Chicago. Through their participation in hands-on, creative, and course-related projects, students will be exposed to new concepts in learning and will develop a stronger sense of social responsibility and civic awareness.
What is Service Learning?
In the Chicago Public Schools, Service Learning provides teachers and students with an educational tool that connects an entire city of resources with our classrooms. Through Service Learning, teachers are able to provide students with meaningful applications of knowledge and skills learned in the classroom - making the learning experience more tangible and real.
Service Learning hours must be submitted by June 2, 2008 in order to be promoted for the 2008-2009 school year.
Service Learning...
- CREATES opportunities that connect classroom learning with hands-on service.
- FOSTERS student's development of empathy, personal values, beliefs, awareness, self-esteem, self-confidence, social responsibIlity, and helps promote a sense of caring for others.
- DEMONSTRATES ability of youth to positively impact their community.
- CONNECTS the students and the school to the issues of the community and the people of Chicago.
- PROVIDES structured time for students to reflect on their service and learning experiences through a mix of writing, reading, speaking, listening, and creating.
The Service Requirement
All students in Chicago public high schools will be required to complete 40 hours of Service Learning prior to graduation.
- From 9 to 10th grade - 15 SL hrs. posted by June
- From 10 11 grade - 30 SL hrs. posted by June
- From 11 to 12 grade - 40 SL hrs. posted by June
The Service Learning Graduation Requirement Summary
- Chicago School Reform Board Policy #97- 0827-P02, August, 1997, established Service Learning as a requirement for high school graduation.
- Applies to all CPS students beginning with the graduating class of 2001.
- Students must complete a minimum of 40 hours of Service Learning activities prior to graduation.
- Students are strongly encouraged to participate in semester-long activities and to complete the 40 hour requirement in one semester.
The Service Learning program requires students spend time preparing for the activity and reflecting on the experience.
Service Learning forms may be downloaded here.
For more information on Service Learning, please click on the following link:
http://servicelearning.cps.k12.il.us/ |
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