International Service Learning

Helping Others while Learning About another Culture

What is service-learning?

Service-learning is a form of experiential education in which students engage in activities that cultivate global citizens who are culturally literate, civically engaged, and responsive to the needs of others.

Visit the websites below to learn about service opportunities abroad.

The International Partnership for Service-Learning and Leadership
Discover the power of service-learning as a method for education and a means through which we can cultivate global citizens who are culturally literate, civically engaged, and responsive to the needs of others.
http://www.ipsl.org/

Mission Office
Diocese of Orlando
The Diocese of Orlando began a journey in 1983 when it agreed to enter a sister relationship with the Diocese of San Juan de la Maguana in the Dominican Republic. Since that time hundreds of lives have been affected by this journey both in the United States and in the Dominican Republic.
http://www.missiondr.org/

National Service-Learning Clearinghouse
The Learn and Serve America National Service-Learning Clearinghouse (NSLC) supports the service-learning community in higher education, kindergarten through grade twelve, community-based initiatives and tribal programs, as well as all others interested in strengthening schools and communities using service-learning techniques and methodologies. http://www.servicelearning.org/resources/hot_topics/international/index.php

United Planet (UP), "the world's largest cultural exchange", is a leading international, educational, humanitarian, and peace-building, non-profit organization with members and volunteers in over 150 countries devoted to fostering cross-cultural understanding and friendship, supporting communities in need, and promoting social & economic prosperity among cultures in order to unite the world in a community beyond borders.
http://www.unitedplanet.org/

Valencia Community College Service Learning in the Dominican Republic - AUGUST 4-13, 2008
COST: $510
Student application
Faculty/ Staff Application

Do you have a desire to help others or work with children? Then sign up to accompany Valencia students and staff on this amazing service trip to La Cucarita. You will teach creative arts to youth while experiencing a new culture, improving your Spanish and making new friends. This trip gives you an opportunity to learn and serve, to put classroom learning to work, and to make a difference in your own life and the lives of others. This opportunity is open to any Valencia student. For more information, contact Thera Woodard at 407-582-2521.