Student Guide to Working with Community Partners on SL Projects

Service-Learning Students: Use these resources to develop your own service learning projects. Starting from the beginning will allow you to explore what you care about, prepare to engage with the community ethically and professionally, and plan and implement a successful service-learning project.

Investigate: Explore what you care about and how can you get involved in the community

1. Worksheet: What Do You Care About

2. Graphic: Social Change Wheel (choose your strategy for making a social impact)

3. Review Things to keep in mind
   
   

Prepare for the project: Learn more about a Community Partner and brainstorm a  project

• 1. Worksheet: Prepare to Contact A Community Partner

  2. Read: Expectations for Working with Community Partners

  3. Sample phone scripts and email templates to help you make the best first impression

     1. Phone script

     2. Email templates
        
        

Planning for project: Meet with Community Partner to make a plan

• 1. Worksheet: Talk with a Community Partner

  2. Worksheet: Summarize Your Project Plan
     
     

Implement the project:  Carry out plan

Reflect and Share: Make the most of the experience

• 1. Worksheet: Mid-Project Reflection

  2. Worksheet: Final Reflection