Service Learning

Service Learning is a method by which students learn and develop through active participation in thoughtfully organized service that is conducted in and meets the needs of a community. Check out the different programs that are available in Hawai’i below.

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Service Learning Programs

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American Samoa Community College – Service Learning is pedagogy where students share their knowledge from the classroom with people in the community.

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Bringham Young University – The Bridge is designed to cater to both faculty and students in order to initiate and sustain Service Learning on the BYU-Hawai'i campus and within the local Windward and North Shore communities.

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Chaminade University – Service Learning is a method by which students learn through active participation in thoughtfully organized service conducted in and meeting the needs of the community.

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East West Center – Furthering the East-West Center’s commitment to promote a stable, peaceful and prosperous Asia Pacific community, this course aims to help EWC students develop their service-learning studies and leadership skills through local community service.

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Guam Community College – The CCE’s mission is “to enhance student educational experiences through the integration of academic study with active service in the community, while encouraging civic involvement, community awareness and responsible leadership.”

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Hawai'i Community College – The Ola’a Community Center is the focal point for bringing people together. No matter what your age, culture, or gender, each one of you is a part of this community and has something to offer.

Honolulu Community College – Service Learning combines service to the community with student learning in a way that improves both the student and the community. (HCC Online Catalog)

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Kapi’olani Community College – Service Learning is a teaching and learning method in which students provide meaningful service in the community to help them better understand what they are learning in their college courses.

Kaua’i Community College – Kaua'i Community College is situated on the island of Kaua'i, the northernmost and oldest of the major Hawaiian islands.

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Maui Community College – Service Learning is more than just merely volunteering; it provides a level of critical thinking not obtained through regular volunteerism.

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Northern Marianas College – Service Learning provides students an opportunity to extend their academic learning through practical service experience with a community agency.

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University of Hawai'i at Hilo – Service Learning is an educational approach that fosters civic responsibility through active participation in organized service that meets community needs.

University of Hawai'i at Mānoa – Since 1994, the UH Mānoa Service Learning Program has worked with students, faculty, and members of the community.

University of Hawai'i at West O'ahu – The UHWO Service-Learning Program works in partnership with community agencies, organizations, and individuals to provide UHWO students with opportunities to enrich their education through extended and reflective service in their community/ies.

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Windward Community College – Service Learning is an option in which students can earn partial course credit in designated courses at Windward Community College.

Program Tools

Energize, Inc. – Energize, Inc. is an international training, consulting and publishing firm specializing in volunteerism.

Hawai'i State Legislature: Hawai'i Revised Statutes – Site addressing issues regarding background checks for volunteers. Please look through the search results for additional information.

Asia Pacific Conference in Hong Kong – Asia Pacific Conference in Hong Kong which our own Service Learning director went to and spoke at.