Take Action

Learning and action through service-learning (SL) give students a sense of purpose and internal motivation because what they do matters and makes a difference. In this guide you will learn about the process of SL—investigating needs, planning a project, taking action, and demonstrating and reflecting on their impact— and also how SL develops critical-thinking skills.

These videos were created for all ages specifically to define and provide examples of service-learning in a fun, low barrier way using whiteboard animation. Videos include the Stages of Service Learning, Understanding Advocacy and Action, Connecting Skills and Interests to Community Needs, and Philanthropy and Service Learning: Why do they Matter?. 

Student action may be direct, indirect, advocacy, research, or a combination of these. Click to learn more about the types of service and for easy-to-share examples that will inspire your students to take action. 

In this educator mini-course learn to engage the hearts and minds of volunteers and activists in order to increase the meaning of any service experience and explore the purpose of reflection and reflection techniques. 

These issue-focused Toolkits build knowledge, community connections, and ideas for service projects. Use these resources to guide instruction or to send students here to find sources of research and project planning.