Service-Learning Workshop

          All UCBC teachers were expected to attend the SL workshop that took place on June 18, 2011 at UCBC. The coordinator of  the UCBC Service-Learning, Chelsie Frank, had on her agenda different points to address:  SL as a philosophy/ method, SL Leadership, Professor survey, and a planning chart for all the participants, for small groups and for each teacher individually.

Mr Honore, the UCBC academic opened the cession with the word of prayer before giving the floor to the SL coordinator. She gave a clear presentation of SL as a philosophy and method. The second point was developed by Mr Honore, who emphasized on each one’s role for the success of SL at UCBC. From the rector to students, everyone has a vital role to play.

The next step was the teachers’ survey. The SL coordination did not do the survey for them to evaluate the teachers. Instead, it aimed to help teachers to evaluate their understanding of SL.

Then the UCBC coordinator presented a sample planning chart to all the participants. They all brainstormed about kinds of projects that can connect to a given class. At the end of a four-hours-workshop, each participant presented a SL project in a group, and individually.

Thanks to this SL workshop, the UCBC SL coordination office now has ten different SL projects for next year in Theology, Economics, Communication, Language Arts, and Applied Sciences departments