Service Learning Online Classes

Service learning is a great educational tool used to actively teach students of all ages and backgrounds while addressing the special needs of a community. Thanks to the internet, that community can be hundreds of miles away. Many programs are now offering service learning online classes.

Online classes are especially helpful to students in rural schools or in school districts which do not offer service learning components as a supplement to their education. Traditionally, students in service learning programs participated in opportunities within their own neighborhoods or larger community. In some situations, the kind of service a student may want to participate in is not accessible locally. If a student is interested in keeping the Earth’s oceans clean, but he or she lives in a landlocked area, online service learning classes would be ideal.

The online component of service learning also opens up the opportunity to aid victims of disaster or disease all over the world. It’s a powerful learning tool for students to do service in their own classrooms that will benefit people across the globe. This is the basis for the personal growth emphasis of many service learning programs. These programs are not only in place to fill a true need in the community (and world), but they also aim to enrich the lives of those participating in them. The mission of many of these programs is to not only help students become more productive students, but to also grow into dynamic, responsible adults within their future communities.

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