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Service Learning Emphasis

Students in many different courses are experiencing the benefits of service learning - of learning beyond the classroom walls. Through service learning, students spend 20 or more hours per semester at community sites gaining understanding of day-to-day issues and contributing to their solutions. This type of hands-on learning can help students:

• See course theory in action
• Deepen understanding of course assignments
• Strengthen critical thinking, information retrieval and technology, quantitative reasoning, oral and written communication skills
• Gain a deeper understanding of themselves and their community
• Strengthen self-confidence
• Test potential career paths
• Fill important leadership roles
• Develop closer ties to the community
• Help the community meet its goals

Learn and Serve America marked a decade and a half of outstanding achievement and progress in service-learning at its 15th Anniversary Symposium and Gala Celebration held December 1, 2005, in Washington, DC. The day-long symposium brought together a variety of voices to share experiences and perspectives and plan for the future.

See Celebration Photos and Session Materials: http://www.servicelearning.org/nslc/lsa_page/2005mtg.php

Information about the Service-Learning pathways available at KCC may be found here: http://programs.kcc.hawaii.edu/as/slsp.htm

Service Learning Forms

These forms are available in Acrobat (PDF) format. Please click either the name or the PDF icon below, then click "open" for the forms.

Title	PDF
Registration and Service-Learning Waiver
Student Agreement
Supervisor's Evaluation
Service Hours Record
Reflection Essay
Fall 2005 Schedule & News Bulletin
Site Catalog
Fall 2005 Course Matrix
Spring 2006 Course Matrix

See KCC Service-Learning Definition

Our Work: Partnering with Community Colleges for Civic Preparation

Kapi'olani Community College (KCC) Service-Learning Fact Sheet

Department of Education Report on Civic Learning

See pictures from Service-Learning Events

For more information, contact:

Service Learning Emphasis
Ilima 210
Phone: 808.734.9353
Fax: 808.734.9162
Email: kccserve@hawaii.edu
Hours: Monday - Thursday 10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Friday 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.