Missouri Service-Learning Standards

This booklet is a useful resource for any educator in Missouri considering academic or curriculum-based service-learning for the classroom. The standards utilized in the booklet are adapted from the National Youth Leadership Council's K-12 Service Learning Standards and the 2nd edition of The Complete Guide to Service Learning by Cathryn Berger Kaye. Accompanying each standard are examples of how K-20 educators across Missouri have incorporated the service-learning standards into their classrooms, as well as supporting research from the National Service-Learning Clearinghouse and RMC Research Corporation accessed through the National Youth Leadership Council. In addition to a terminology guide, definitions are also found within each standard. Resource links will provide information on agencies and organizations across the state of Missouri and nation. Many of these organizations offer grants, provide sample discipline specific syllabi, and more examples of service-learning as a teaching strategy.