1. Service-Learning Benefits

2. Benefits of Service-Learning Match the Benefit to the Category –Youth –Community –School or Organization Discuss and Share Your Answers

3. Service-Learning Youth Benefits Personal Development –Responsibility –More Socially Competent –Caring –Self-Esteem –Reduced Behavior Problems

4. Responsibility More Socially Competent Caring Self-Esteem

5. Service-Learning Youth Benefits Civic Responsibility –Greater Ethic for Service –Increased Understanding of Government –More Likely to Think About Policies –Understood Social Change

6. Greater Service Ethic Increased Understanding of Government More Likely to Think About Politics Understand Social Change

7. Service-Learning Youth Benefits Academic –Improved Problem Solving Skills –Higher Attendance Rates –Higher State Basic Test Scores –Increased Language and Reading Achievement Test Scores –Higher Grades –Sense of Educational Accomplishment

8. Improved Problem Solving Higher Attendance Rates Higher Test Scores and Grades Sense of Educational Accomplishment

9. Service-Learning Community Benefits Meet Direct Community Needs Provide Additional Resources Empowerment Active Citizenship Improving Community Assets Understanding and Appreciation of Diversity

10. Meet Community Needs Provide Additional Resources Understanding and Appreciation for Diversity Active Citizenship

11. Service-Learning Organizational Benefits Paradigm Shift with New Roles Motivated Learners Engagement in Significant Work Cooperative Learning Environment Reflective Practitioners Collaborative Decision-making Positive, Caring Organizational Climate Community Involvement Resources –(Service-Learning Guide)

12. Paradigm Shift with New Roles Cooperative Learning Environment Collaborative Decision-Making Positive Organizational Climate