“Many studies
indicate that students who participate in community-based
learning realize greater educational and learning gains than
their peers. Their academic and social self-concept is higher,
they tend to be more moral and ethical in their decision-making,
their tolerance and empathy for others is improved, their
understanding of societal and community issues is broadened,
their cognitive and problem-solving skills are more advanced,
and their interest in influencing positive social and political
change is increased.” (From Christine M. Cress, et. al.,
Learning Through Service: A
Student Guidebook for Service-Learning Across the Disciplines
(Sterling, VA: Stylus, 2005). p 13.)
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community organization's website, click on the highlighted
title.
Helpmate:
For 25 years, Helpmate has been Buncombe County's
primary provider of crisis services to victims of domestic
violence and their children. We are proud to be part of an agency
working with our community to eliminate abuse and fear.
Mountin' Hopes is a therapeutic horseback riding
center. Their purpose is
to provide children and adults with special needs an activity
that is both therapeutic and fun, in a safe, supportive,
non-competitive environment. We have worked assisting with
riding lessons, horse care, "behind the scenes"
administrative work and farm work.
Emma Elementary School's English as a Second Language (ESL)
program is presently serving a total of 169 students whose
first language is not English. These students receive daily
ESL classes or in-classroom support until they exit the
program. Many people from the community and UNC-Asheville
volunteer their time to tutor these students and to help ESL children succeed.
Many Humanities
classes go, as a group, to
The South Asheville Colored Cemetery
once
each semester for cleanup. The South Asheville Cemetery began as
a slave burial ground before the Civil War, and continued to be
used as a black cemetery until the late 1930s.
The
Key Center for Community Citizenship and Service Learning
helps UNC Asheville students and professors find
meaningful projects ranging from a few hours in length, to
short-term projects lasting a few days or weeks, to long-term
internships with local service organizations and schools.
