Service-learning pedagogy (or community engaged pedagogy) is an innovative approach which integrates community service or engagement into the curriculum, gains a deeper understanding of the curricular content and provides opportunities for critical reflection. It includes achieving educational goals through tackling real-life problems in the community, fosters a sense of civic engagement and responsibility, promotes inclusion, integration etc.
This pedagogy brings together students, teachers and the community whereby all become teaching resources, problem solvers and partners.
Who is this course for?
The course has been tailored for teachers dealing with various challenges, such as classroom diversity etc. It is aimed at teachers, social workers and others who are searching for innovative approaches to combine the curricular content with various projects that boost civic engagement in students, help them take initiative to strengthen their community, increase their active role, and engage every individual in well-defined tasks etc.
Why choose this course?
This course is a great choice for teachers who want to:
- become familiar with service learning as a new teching method and pedagogical concept to improve students’ ability to apply what they have learned in “the real world”, reduce stereotypes, foster integration, improve social responsibility and citizenship skills;
- get first hand examples of how to design and run a service-learning project to meet the educational challenges of today;
- get resources and networks to move forward in their school or institution.
Thoughts from our past participants and some impressions
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Provisional timetable
| MON | TUE | WED | THU | FRI | SAT | SUN | |
| Morning | Arrival | Session 1 | Session 3 | Session 4 | Session 5 | Session 6 | A |
| Afternoon | Welcome | Session 2 | Visit to Ljubljana | Optional modules | Free | Sharing best practice event | day |
| Evening | Free | International evening | Slovenian evening | Activities evening | Free | Reflection evening | trip |
You can get a more detailed timetable with the planned hours for your seminar upon request through the contact form.
Working sessions
SESSION 1:
Comprehensive, Inclusive and Quality Education
(Broader scope of the pedagogical environment that gave surge to service-learning. Main characteristics of the youth, their perspectives. Trends in the development of social contexts. Visions for the future of education.)
SESSION 2:
What is Service-Learning?
(Presentation of the pedagogical context, its origins and variations throughout the world. Examples of successful projects and initiatives. Brief analysis of the purpose and dynamics of the method.)
SESSION 3:
Solidarity-Based Service Aimed at Meeting Real Needs of the Community
(Importance of the local community for the success of the school and students. Who or what is local community? Ways of approaching the community, establishing contacts and relationships. Examples of possible cooperations.)
SESSION 4:
The Active Role of Students in Project Design, Implementation and Evaluation
(Project planning step-by-step. Project planning on the meta-level – i.e.: preparing to guide students in their projects, supporting and developing their initiatives. Characteristics of different project phases.)
SESSION 5:
Itinerary of a Service-Learning Project (Part One)
(Learning on a case study, analysing benefits and risks, evaluation excercises. Constructing a personal real-life challenge for your environment.)
SESSION 6:
Itinerary of a Service-Learning Project (Part Two)
(Presenting personal projects and reflecting on the process.)
The team
Tadej teaches religious education and philosophy at the Diocesan Classical Gymnasium (secondary school) and leads multiple extracurricular activities covering topics of rhetorics, debate, active citizenship, finances, entrepreneurship, European Union ... both at primary and secondary school. He also works on seminars for teachers at the national level.
Nataša is a career councellor at St. Stanislav's Institution. She works closely with students in the final years of both primary and secondary school. She is organising also presentations of universities, faculties, professions and occupations and is implementing a programme of parent/alumni mentorship. She leads various extracurricular activities, among them a volunteering with the migrant children.
What is included in the seminar package?
- course contents and materials
- additional optional modules and a sharing best practice event
- coffee and other refreshments throughout the course
- full board accommodation
- rich social programme
- a series of networking opportunities
For more information, see other sections of the webiste.
One last summary
- 6 intensive working sessions in a smaller group
- approachable and hands-on teacher trainers
- 2 optional modules to personalise your course
- many opportunities for networking and exchange of good practice
- rich social programme
- full board accommodation
Everything in the price of €1,300.
A chance to get an Erasmus+ grant of around €2,000.