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What is Service Learning? Why Service Learning? Service Learning & CDSS Student Council Service Learning 2013:
Learning Outcomes Project Guidelines

WHAT IS SERVICE LEARNING?

Growing Through Doing

Do Something
Meet the needs of the community Apply what you know in real life

Learn Something
Content knowledge & real skills Reflect on your experience

WHY SERVICE LEARNING?

Leading By Example
You are leaders of the CDSS student body

Apply and demonstrate what you have learned as student leaders http://www.channelnewsasia.com/ne ws/singapore/mccy-moe-to-helpschools/641846.html

SERVICE LEARNING & CDSS STUDENT COUNCIL

Daily Operations
Structures and processes in place since 2006

Service to school

Learning: self-management, teamwork, managing others

Sec 1 Orientation
Review of previous years experience Student created objectives Student planned and implemented Student evaluation

Whats next?

SERVICE LEARNING 2013: LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Knowledge Skills Values

SMART Objectives LMNOP Project Planning

Sec 1: Learn how to work as a team to achieve a common goal. Identify and manage thoughts and emotions in relation to working with others. Sec 2: Plan and execute a project in a team. Learn to cooperate with one another to achieve goals. Learn to take on and perform different roles within their group. Sec 3: Analyse the needs of others. Learn how to respond appropriately to these needs within their own abilities and limitations. Plan and execute a project in a team.

School CCE outcome: Students will be GROUNDED in good values, remain ROOTED to Singapore, yet having a global mind-set, take OWNERSHIP in personal character development and be WISE in making responsible decisions for self, family, community & nation. Leading by example: Confident, Determined, Sincere

SERVICE LEARNING 2013: PROJECT GUIDELINES Meets the needs of the school Uses the strengths of the Student Council Open to the whole school Carried out over Term 3 2013 Teachers Day celebrations on 5 September to be organised by Student Council DOES NOT HAVE TO BE:
A big event for the entire school All student leaders leading from the front

SMART OBJECTIVES
Specific
What do we want to accomplish Who do we want to involved WHY do we want to do this

Measurable
How will we know when we have accomplished our goal? How much/How many xxx do we need to show that we have accomplished our goal?

Attainable
Do we have enough people/money/time to do this? Do we already have existing resources we can use to help us?

Relevant
What need does our project meet? Why would our peers/teachers support this objective?

Timely
Can this objective be planned and met within Term 3?

WHAT DOES THE SCHOOL NEED?

Stronger Study Culture Greater School Pride

Enthusiasm and Engagement in School (Attendance)

WHAT DOES THE SCHOOL HAVE?

Hideout Form Teacher Time CCE lessons Racial Harmony Day

National Day

Teachers Day ICT resources (iPads)

Class Chairpersons

CCA leaders

iSpark

Logistics/Money Manpower

LMNOP PROJECT PLANNING

Needs Objectives

Planning
Questions

Resources
Safety Time

STUDENT INITIATED INTEREST GROUP

Term 3 2013: Survey student population and decide on ONE interest group to be run in Term 3 & Term 4 (post-exam) PILOT the implementation of student run interest groups 2014: Come up with a PROCESS to decide on interest group(s) on a SEMESTER basis and RUN the interest group accordingly Based on review of what worked/what did not work in 2013

STUDENT INITIATED INTEREST GROUP

Survey students Compile a list of potential (realistic) interest groups Research online: Singapore uni/poly interest groups How will you measure interest? Founding of interest group What is the vision of your interest group? What activities will you conduct? Who can you approach in the school to support you? What school/ community competitions could you take part in? Publicity drive How will you enthuse your schoolmates about the interest groups? How can students sign up? Implementation (weekly basis) What kind of meetings will you have? Where will it be conducted? When will it be conducted and how will training times be decided? Namelist/ attendance? How can the progress of the group be monitored?