Community immersion programs are designed to acquaint students with issues in their local communities through volunteer work and social activities. They help students adjust to new communities, provide research opportunities, and experience other cultures. Community immersion learning aims to develop students' civic involvement, skills through meaningful tasks, and understanding of social justice issues.
Community immersion programs are designed to acquaint students with issues in their local communities through volunteer work and social activities. They help students adjust to new communities, provide research opportunities, and experience other cultures. Community immersion learning aims to develop students' civic involvement, skills through meaningful tasks, and understanding of social justice issues.
Community immersion programs are designed to acquaint students with issues in their local communities through volunteer work and social activities. They help students adjust to new communities, provide research opportunities, and experience other cultures. Community immersion learning aims to develop students' civic involvement, skills through meaningful tasks, and understanding of social justice issues.
Community immersion programs are designed to acquaint students with issues in their local communities through volunteer work and social activities. They help students adjust to new communities, provide research opportunities, and experience other cultures. Community immersion learning aims to develop students' civic involvement, skills through meaningful tasks, and understanding of social justice issues.
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WHAT IS A COMMUNITY IMMERSION PROGRAM?
• Community immersion in NSTP is devised as
a strategy in molding and 'conscientizing' students just so that they may be socially aware and responsible to their communities, the youth to become civic conscious and defense prepared individuals. • Community immersion programs are designed to get prospective or existing college or university students acquainted with issues in their local communities or abroad. Students usually do some volunteer work on service projects that deal with environmental, social or economic issues the community faces. Field trips, meetings with local leaders and social activities with those in the community are also common. • Community immersion programs can fulfil different purposes. Some of them are designed to help first-year college students adjust to the new community and make connections with each other and other residents. Some schools also offer the programs as a research opportunity or as a mandatory course requirement. There are others that are designed for students to visit another country and experience the life of another culture. • Community immersion is a version of service learning that is more integrated with a student's passions and interests, is longer-term and is related to the on-going development of community and social justice issues. Whereas pulling debris from a river would be classified as community service, an explicit educational component - such as studying the causes of river pollution and how to advocate for environmental policy reform - makes it community immersion learning. • Community immersion learning fulfils many of the school's goals for students - becoming involved citizens, learning through worthwhile tasks, and developing leadership, advocacy and problem-solving skills. COMMUNITY PROJECTS AND ADVOCACY
• The National Service Training Program 2
complements the knowledge learned from NSTP 1. As a pre-requisite course, it is designed to empower students with the foundation of community projects, its planning and implementation through the project’s advocacies which can contribute to the general welfare and can improve the quality of life of people in the community. What is Service Learning or Community Engagement? • it is “a teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities.” • “a form of experiential education where learning occurs through a cycle of action and reflection as students . . . seek to achieve real objectives for the community and deeper understanding and skills for themselves. In the process, students link personal and social development with academic and cognitive development. . . experience enhances understanding; understanding leads to more effective action.” • Typically, community engagement is incorporated into a course or series of courses by way of a project that has both learning and community action goals. This project is designed via collaboration between faculty and community partners, such as non-governmental organizations or government agencies • The project asks students to apply course content to community-based activities. This gives students experiential opportunities to learn in real world contexts and develop skills of community engagement, while affording community partners opportunities to address significant needs. • Sharon Shields has argued that service learning is “one of the most significant teaching methodologies gaining momentum on many campuses.” [1] Indeed, when done well, teaching through community engagement benefits students, faculty, communities, and institutions of higher education. Examples of Great Community Service Projects
• Collect Food • Contact your local food bank and they will provide you with the necessary information and materials to have a food drive. Encourage people to donate their favorite food items. You can even offer prizes to individuals who donate the most! • Recycling Program • Starting a recycling program is a big task but a worthwhile one. Here’s a great guide to get you started. When you recycle, those items can be turned into amazing things, like the Green Guardian™ coat, made from recycled PET plastic bottles. • Community Garden • A community garden is a great way to bond with your community and provide healthy food. You may be able to identify a sponsor to help get your garden started. Consider making a garden just for children, so they can learn about the process of gardening. It is a great educational opportunity. • Cleanup • A community cleanup will improve the look of your neighborhood or park and inspire people to keep the space looking great. Hosting a potluck after is a wonderful way to celebrate this community achievement! • Blood drive • Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood. By hosting a blood drive, you and your community can make a real difference. The American Red Cross provides planning assistance, recruitment tools, equipment, supplies, and a trained staff to screen and collect donations safely. • Neighborhood Watch Group • Starting or joining a neighborhood watch group is easy. Once you recruit as many neighbors as possible you can contact your local law enforcement agency to schedule a meeting to get additional information. Holding regular meetings and events is another way to bring your community together. • Give New Coats to Kids in Need • Starting an Operation Warm coat program for your local low-income school is a great way to serve your community. You select the school, set your fundraising goal, and hand out the brand new coats yourselves. This is a wonderful way to strengthen your community ties while helping local children stay warm • Community Newsletter • Organizing a community newsletter is a fun way to get the word out and get people involved in activities in your neighborhood and community. Here is a great comprehensive guide to get you started. • Volunteer • Volunteering is a rewarding experience that brings people of all ages together for a good cause. Get involved with a great organization like Habitat for Humanity or Operation Warm. • Coach • Are you into sports? Do you spend most of your free time on the field or watching your favorite team? Become a volunteer coach or referee with a local youth team. Your town recreation department, Boys and Girls Club or Y is probably looking for volunteers, and they should be so lucky to have someone with your expertise!
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