Service Learning Project Examples

For my service learning project, I volunteered at the Boys and Girls Club of Gregg County, which is one of the centers that had merged with the Boys and Girls Club of Big Pines in Marshall (Cromer, 2016). The mission statement of the Boys and Girls Club of Big Pines is “To empower the kids of East Texas to be great” (About the Club, 2016). In addition to this statement, the organization as a whole seeks “To inspire and equip all young people, especially those that need us most, to achieve their full potential as healthy, productive, responsible caring citizens” (About the Club, 2016). The statement is apparent when I was volunteering. The students of various ages were given the opportunity to enhance their skills. Several programs were provided on top of enhancing them academically and having fun. The students had the opportunity to enroll in to guitar lessons, science labs and experiments, and sports training. According to their website, the Boys and Girls Club is a community-based, after-school service with a fun, safe, and constructive environment …show more content…
There were a few children who had never tried the monkey bars. These children observed the other children complete the monkey bar. Soon after watching the others complete the monkey bar, they decided to give it a try. Despite their fears, they tried the obstacle, and started off with getting through one bar at a time. They all tried to imitate the other children who completed the obstacles on the monkey bar. After several tries, they invented new ways to get through the monkey bar. They performed emulation, which involved copying the observed outcome but not the exact actions. Some tried climbing above the monkey bar; some did it backwards while others did it sideways. Some of these children even started from the end of the monkey bar, which required them to jump to reach the bar instead of climbing the steps that was provided to start the