Serving to Learn, Learning to Serve

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." ~ Margaret Mead

This week we kick off Tenth Grade Service Learning! Today we had an orientation on Sage Hill's campus, and next week we will welcome 4th grade students from Scholarship Prep, a nearby charter elementary school, where our students will spend the year working with fourth grade partners on writing and literacy. This is a great opportunity for the Sage Hill students to really own their service learning experience as they develop and then execute their own lesson plans for each visit.

During the orientation, we briefly discussed why we call our service component "Service Learning" rather than simply "Community Service". For this week's blog post, I want students to expand on this conversation a bit more by reflecting on what they hope to gain from this year's Service Learning experience. Tell your readers why you think we spend so much time and energy on Service Learning at Sage Hill School. Identify two to three goals you have for this year in relation to service learning and what you hope to improve on from last year.