Service Learning

I love service learning...I know that I learn better when I am in an environment of service. This could be why I have chosen to do a year of VISTA Service. The things that I have learned in my 6 months are endless and I know that I will learn more looking back on the experience in a few years. If you would like to learn more about how you can become the Asset Champion Network Coordinator, please contact me.

The reason that I bring up Service Learning is because this month's Asset Champion Newsletter from Search Institute is all about Service Learning. Below is the link to the newsletter but I want to highlight a few things.

http://www.search-institute.org/asset-champion/jan2009

I think that it is so important for young people to have elderly people in their lives, I know that as I was growing up I had many adoptive grandparents that played a large part in my life and still do.

The service project highlighted in the newsletter is great because the youth plan the activities at the assisted living facility and also participate in them. In the newsletter it states that 27 of the assets are built through this activity. Holy cow...why was this not around when I was in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade? If you are interested in starting something like this in our community, please contact me and together we can work on starting something.