Global Service Learning Project ProposalGlobal Service Learning Project Proposal

Jacqueline Smith, Terrence Veal, Angela Williams, and Kimberly Jacqueline Smith, Terrence Veal, Angela Williams, and Kimberly

McDonaldMcDonald

EDL/510EDL/510

June 18, 2012June 18, 2012

Stephanie MorenoStephanie Moreno

Global Service Learning Project ProposalGlobal Service Learning Project Proposal

Global service learning opportunities can bridge gaps among students from all over the world. These

opportunities allow for students to proactively make a difference for communities across the globe.

Students can be exposed to issues and real-world problems that students in other parts of the world

are facing in their communities. In the following, is a proposal for a global service learning project for

American students to learn about and contribute to the lives of refugee students around the world.

Global Service Learning Project:Global Service Learning Project: Ideas Considered Ideas Considered

Children Helping ChildrenChildren Helping Children

UNICEFUNICEF

JUMP( Juveniles Use Media Power)JUMP( Juveniles Use Media Power)

Making Friends.comMaking Friends.com

Children to ChildrenChildren to Children

Global Service Learning Project:Global Service Learning Project: Rationale for Chosen Idea Rationale for Chosen Idea

After researching a number of global service learning projects,After researching a number of global service learning projects,

including the aforementioned list of projects, the learning team including the aforementioned list of projects, the learning team

chose RESPECT INTERNATIONAL. chose RESPECT INTERNATIONAL.

RESPECT INTERNATIONAL appealed to the team as a distinct RESPECT INTERNATIONAL appealed to the team as a distinct global service learning opportunity for students for the following global service learning opportunity for students for the following

reasonsreasons:

To increase awareness of refugee issues among non-refugee students in participating To increase awareness of refugee issues among non-refugee students in participating countries. countries.

To build bridges between non-refugee students and refugee students through pen-pal To build bridges between non-refugee students and refugee students through pen-pal letter exchange. letter exchange.

To encourage students to act to raise awareness of refugee issues and to raise some To encourage students to act to raise awareness of refugee issues and to raise some funds for their refugee school.funds for their refugee school.

Global Service Learning Project: Global Service Learning Project: Outline for Key PointsOutline for Key Points

Global Service Learning Project:Global Service Learning Project: Implementation in the Classroom Implementation in the Classroom

The online form must completedThe online form must completed

Respect International will package letters from refugee Respect International will package letters from refugee students and forward them students and forward them

A video will be watched in class focusing on refugee-A video will be watched in class focusing on refugee-related informationrelated information

After the class is registered, RESPECT International will After the class is registered, RESPECT International will stand as the connector. Letters will then be exchanged stand as the connector. Letters will then be exchanged be tween individuals and read in the classrooms. be tween individuals and read in the classrooms.

In most cases aid will be requested by the refugees In most cases aid will be requested by the refugees and the class can decide as a class how they are able and the class can decide as a class how they are able to contributeto contribute

Global Service Learning Project: Global Service Learning Project: Effects on Global LearningEffects on Global Learning

Global Service Learning Project: Global Service Learning Project: Effects on the WorldEffects on the World

The creation of a worldwide networkThe creation of a worldwide network

The possibility of educating individuals across the globeThe possibility of educating individuals across the globe

Being able to grow along with individuals across the globeBeing able to grow along with individuals across the globe

Taking actions in helping refugees in many countriesTaking actions in helping refugees in many countries

In many ways students can become zoned into their own In many ways students can become zoned into their own issues and become closed to the world around them. By issues and become closed to the world around them. By developing a relationship with people across the globe developing a relationship with people across the globe students have the opportunity to engage in different students have the opportunity to engage in different cultures and obtain a broader worldview.cultures and obtain a broader worldview.

ConclusionConclusion

Global Service Learning Projects are very important to Global Service Learning Projects are very important to

our our

teachers and students. It gives us a true picture of who teachers and students. It gives us a true picture of who

we are as individuals, and allow us to help those around we are as individuals, and allow us to help those around

the world who are in need help. Global Service the world who are in need help. Global Service

Learning Projects allow for teachers to expose to Learning Projects allow for teachers to expose to

students the value of respecting the differences in students the value of respecting the differences in

others, particularly the unique cultures and beliefs of others, particularly the unique cultures and beliefs of

those across the globe.those across the globe.

ReferencesReferences

Respect International. (2012). Retrieved fromhttp://www.respectrefugees.org/about.shtml

Global Learning Research.(2002) Retrieved from http:// my-ecoach.com/online/webresourcelist.php?rlid=6499