• Welcome to Service-Learning!

    Service-learning is student driven learning through participation in community engagement related to the content they have learned in the classroom using these steps: 

    Investigate

    Plan/Prepare

    Action

    Demonstrate

    Reflect

     

    Students that wish to do service learning in the community must first complete the service learning approval form. Include contact information for their designated verifier (the supervisor overseeing the work being done) and make sure the email address is correct. Review the service learning handbook BEFORE starting a project to make sure that it will qualify for service learning.

    If you have questions about ECA hours, please contact the ECA Facilitator, Mrs. Myra Stanley Key at stanlem@gcsnc.com . 

    What are the benefits of Service-Learning (SL) for Students?

    • Prepare for a Changing World
    • Learn the Importance of Collaboration & Teamwork
    • Develop Critical Thinking Skills and Innovative Ideas
    • Become Creative Problem Solvers
    • Develop Global Awareness
    • Connect with people while developing skills
    • CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT

     

    SERVICE LEARNING RECOGNITIONS:

    • SERVICE LEARNING AWARD 100 to 199
    • SERVICE LEARNING DIPLOMA 200+

     

    Early College Academy students must compete 150 Service-Learning hours in order to earn the ECA diploma and medallion.

    Contact ECA Facilitator, Mrs. Key for more information about ECA requirements. stanlem@gcsnc.com 

     

    4 STEP PROCESS FOR SERVICE- LEARNING HOURS

    • Student submission of SL Approval Form
    • Student log hours on x2VOL
    • Verification by the adult overseeing the project
    • Final approval by the service-learning coach
    Hours must be submitted within the semester that they are completed.
     
    SL Approval Forms must be submitted within the semester that service is started with the organization and must be submitted PRIOR to beginning service. 
     

    PLEASE review the SL Handbook on the GCS website! Students are held responsible for knowing the policies and procedures for logging SL hours when they register for an account.

    If you have any questions about SL, please email the Service-Learning Coordinator, Mrs. Key at stanlem@gcsnc.com 

     
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