EducationWorks is focused on helping children learn the positive impact they can make on their communities and the world at large in order to become outstanding citizens. Our citizenship and service learning programs emphasize the power of community service and so much more. Programs are structured to provide service to the community while at the same time relating that service to an academic area of study. For example, cutting squares to make quilts that will be donated to a homeless shelter emphasizes the value of helping those less fortunate while reinforcing math skills. As a result, students understand why they’re learning and how their new skills are used in the real world, making their impact even more powerful. Our goal is for children to become strong citizens, armed with the tools and motivation they need to make their world --indeed, our world-- a better place.
Service learning projects focus on areas such as:- School and neighborhood beautification
- Anti-Violence
- Literacy
- Caring for the environment
- Health and nutrition
- Hunger relief
Measures of Success
In addition to the numerous, typically highly visible, results of the projects, the comments made by the children who have participated in our service learning projects demonstrate their truly positive impact. At the conclusion of each project we survey the students to gauge their sense of the impact of their experience:
- Stronger commitment to community service
When asked to describe their future commitment to community service, 91% reported having greater commitment to continuing to do service. Of that percentage, 71% reported having an enormous or large commitment to doing more service. - Greater self esteem
When asked the question, “Did the program make you feel better about yourself?”, 76% responded positively: with 54% reporting that the project made them feel a lot better - Increased sense of civic duty
When asked to respond to the statement, “Everyone has a responsibility to improve their community,” 49% indicated they more strongly agreed with the statement than they did before their experience. An additional 40% of the students indicated they already felt that way.
