Service Learning
Face painting in a Quito community center
Throughout Service Learning and the Arts and Sciences (FCID 3900S), students study and discuss service learning theory, applications and case studies. A major component of service learning is actual fieldwork. Supervised by their instructors, Global LEAD students engage with the local community and actively contribute to a specific project or cause.
In Cape Town, we partner with an underserved township, Sir Lowry’s Pass, to help run afterschool programs for local children and families. While in Greece, we work with displaced refugees to improve their living conditions and better understand the fight against human trafficking. Finally, in Ecuador, we work with a local community center and school to provide empowerment and beatifications programs to an impoverished neighborhood.
Taking a holistic approach to the curriculum, students analyze the connection between service and leadership in a global society, keep a journal to encourage a self-reflexive mentality and become globally aware citizens.
