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Goals
● Provide an opportunity for experiential learning to balance online learning
● Build awareness of pressing social issues
● Assess community needs and empower students to be agents of change
● Actively engage in the broader community and partner with local non-profit organizations
● Build academic and personal skills: empathy, problem solving, writing, research, collaboration, reflection
Social Issues That May be Explored
Hunger
Homelessness
Immigration
Addiction
Disabilities
Health/Nutrition/Wellness
Elderly
Environment/Animals
Education
Supporting our Veterans/Armed Forces
Examples of Chester Community Non-Profit Partners
Chester County Food Bank, Exton
Safe Harbor of Chester County, West Chester
Home of the Sparrow, Exton
The Arc, West Chester
Providence Animal Shelter, Media
West Chester Senior Center
Cerebral Palsy Association of Chester County, Exton
St. Agnes Parish Dorothy Day Center, West Chester
Program Format
Social Issue: TBD
1. Impact Class (1.5 hours)
Assess STUDENT KNOWLEDGE
EXPLORE ASSUMPTIONS
LEARN about social issue
PREPARE for active service
2. RESEARCH topic (social issue) - independent work
3. The Impact Center-organized SERVE/VOLUNTEER in the community and DEBRIEF (3-4 hours)
4. REFLECT/Determine Next Steps - independent work
5. Impact staff engages with students to DIG DEEPER, leading to SOCIAL ACTION (1 hour)
Time Frame per Social Issue
Time with Impact staff: up to 6 hours
2-4 hours of independent work
Total: up to 10 hours
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