Advancing Service-Learning in North Carolina: A Practical Guide to Designing and Implementing Quality Service-Learning Experiences

This guide is intended primarily for North Carolina educators and their students in grades K-12 enrolled in public and private schools. Its purpose is to provide resources to transform community service activities into highly engaging, quality service-learning experiences that have sufficient duration and intensity to develop skills and knowledge, which will empower students to succeed academically, stay in school, and achieve in life. This guide is designed as an electronic portal for other resources and organizations, as well as a source of suggested print media and examples related to various service-learning themes. As a compendium of resources from nationally recognized organizations and authors, it also includes some of the materials from professional development experts in the field of service-learning.