«The challenge for European higher education is to reconsider its mission: to educate students for a life as responsible citizens, instead of educating students solely for a career. Its function must be to train competent professionals connected to the needs of the community. It is necessary to combine academic rigor for the development of professional …
Here we share this fun guide that contains lots of great information for explaining the concept of Service Learning to learners and gives advice on planning a unit. The breakdown of the different stages of a Service-Learning unit may also be useful for helping both learners and educators to reflect and evaluate their own skills …
“Antonia McGrath is a student in the Netherlands, studying International Studies with a specialization in Latin America. She is also the co-founder and chair of a small non-profit called educate. that works to empower children and youth in Honduras through education and preventative healthcare”. In this video she talks all about service-learning trips and how …
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Do you want to learn more about Service-Learning for Global Citizenship? This study contains the findings from a review of relevant literature regarding the theories, pedagogies and student and community experiences of Service Learning. This review is particularly interesting in its discussion of the viewpoints of and how to engage students from diverse backgrounds.
Maybe you have heard about Global Citizenship Education (GCED) in media, internet or in the school, but could you define it or explain its basics? Watch the video of GCED Online Campus and let’s make a more peaceful world together! GCED Online Campus is an e-learning platform on Global Citizenship Education by APCEIU. The platform …
Learn about the Goals and the work of the United Nations Development Programme – UNDP , a global leader in the effort to fulfil the Goals.An end to poverty, hunger and inequality worldwide. That and more is the ambitious agenda of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), agreed upon by 193 countries at the United Nations …
How can students apply the knowledge and skills they have learned in science subjects STEM (Science – Technology – Engineering – Mathematics) and make an active contribution to their community?. The team of Siemens Stiftung Media Portal project shows us in the following example, how servicelearning combines school-based instruction with social engagement.Get to know more …
Get to know EASLHE created to promote service-learning in European higher education and encourage related academic activities. Recently, jointly with the Pacto de América Latina por la Educación con Calidad Humana (Palech), EASLHE and the National Distance Education University (UNED), developed the Practical Guide on e-Service-Learning in response to COVID-19 to support the adaptation of …
How can we tackle the Sustainable Development Goals on the everyday work of a company or school in cooperation with the local communities? The team of the CASE project show us how Service-Learning can solve this challenge. Get to know more about this project and how Service-Learning can contribute to your entity work here or watch …
CLAYSS is the Latin American Institute for service-learning. It aims to contribute to the growth of a fraternal and participative culture in Latin America through the development of educational social engagement projects. It promotes the development of the pedagogical proposal of service-learning in Latin America, while offering training to faculty and community leaders to develop …
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