FREE Service-Learning Awareness Sessions!

All sessions begin at 4:30 p.m. No registration required.
FREE resources! Refreshments provided!

• September 9 – Presque Isle, University of Maine Presque Isle
• September 24 – Portland, USM - Abrohmson Center
• September 25 – Bangor, Cole Land Transportation Museum
• October 2 – Skowhegan, Skowhegan Community Center

At the heart of our communities, are the countless public and non-profit organizations working to address significant local needs and problems. Students have the potential to bring creative ideas, new perspectives and positive energy to a wide range of issues. Examples below highlight partnerships between community organizations and students through a teaching strategy called service-learning.

After learning about erosion problems, students worked with local lake associations, the Department of Environmental Protection, and the Soil and Water District to restore an eroded area in the community.

Drama students were asked by their city’s fire department to help educate younger students about fire safety. The students worked closely with the fire department to research and write skits, which they then performed at local elementary schools.

In addition to direct community impacts, these experiences help students gain the confidence and skills they will need as the next generation of business and civic leaders. Sessions are for educators, community groups, and parents interested in working with students on issues/needs in their communities. This is important now that the newly revised Maine Learning Results call for all students to have civic action or service-learning experiences.

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