Benefits and Overview
Service Learning is a teaching-learning method that integrates community engagement into the curriculum. Some benefits include:
- Fulfillment of real needs
- Volunteer development
- Linkage with the college/institution
- Increased service to clientele
- Availability of unfunded resources
Project Types
Examples of S-L projects
- a graphic design course creates posters for events for a non-profit;
- an environmental science course writes a proposal to make a small business more “green”;
- a technical writing course performs a usability study on a set of instructions or an organization’s website;
- a communications course offers a seminar on interpersonal problem-solving in the workplace;
- a math course collects trash and recycling from an area to calculate locations with the most litter, then presents the data in a presentation
Community Partners
Community Partners we’ve worked with in the past include:
- Community Forklift
- The Community Financial Center at PGCC
- Prince George’s County Public Schools
- PGCC Cares
Become a Partner
- If you are interested in partnering with Prince George’s Community College classes, please visit the link below to complete the Community Partner Interest Form. Once you’ve completed the form, someone will be in touch with you to discuss potential service-learning projects.
Become a Partner
If you are interested in partnering with Prince George’s Community College classes, please visit the link below to complete the Community Partner Interest Form. Once you’ve completed the form, someone will be in touch with you to discuss potential service-learning projects.