Service-learning is a
powerful teaching method that integrates community service with academic study
to engage students, deepen learning, teach civic responsibility and strengthen
communities.
Mission
of the Service-Learning Program:
To facilitate the
institutionalization of service-learning in Saint Paul Public Schools by
promoting a teaching methodology whereby students are given opportunities which
meet classroom curriculum standards and genuine community needs.
Vision of the Service-Learning Program:
To provide Saint PaulPublic School students the opportunity to experience
service-learning as a tool to achieve academic goals and become action oriented
citizens.
Expo for Excellence Magnet students from Karen Randall's class with Bridge View School "The easy part was imagining what we wanted it to be. The hard part was the designing, programming, catching the bugs, and building the switch. I will remember the frustration and feeling of success, but most of all I will take with me all of the smiles we created on those kids' faces." Rawley Crow, student