Service-Learning
What is Service-Learning?
An educational approach that integrates service in the community with intentional learning activities.
Canadian Alliance for Community Service-Learning
Collaborating with others ... to better understand and resolve challenges facing the communities we are all a part of.
Gemmel and Clayton, 2009
In service-learning, you'll get a chance to work with children and youth, apply course concepts to the real world, and get co-curricular credit while you build your professional network.
Fall 2020 Opportunities
We're proud to be working with a wide range of community and campus partners as part of the service-learning program.
Since 2016, our partner organizations have provided over 1,000 placements for Werklund students.
Learn more about this semester's active placements using the links below.
Beakerhead's Engineered Spectacle Tour
Lead activities at the crossroads of art, science, and engineering with groups of students in Grades 4-7
Beakerhead Ingenuity Challenge
Plan, implement, and assess a province-wide design challenge for K-12 students.
Building Community in Calgary Classrooms
Experience the school start-up process and contribute to community development in a classroom setting.
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra's PhilKids
Inspired by Venezuela's El Sistema program, where students benefit from a social program taught through music.
Dare to Care's Bully Prevention Program
Lead age-appropriate bully prevention workshops for students in K-6 and Grades 5-12 students.
EDUC 450: Diversity in Learning
Gain first-hand experience working with children and youth from a variety of diverse backgrounds.
English Language Learner (ELL) Support in CBE Classrooms
Support student learning in small-group settings and learn about approaches to meeting students' diverse needs.
French and English Early Reading
Improve the literacy and numeracy skills of elementary French Immersion students at St. Luke.
Immigrant Services Calgary's Homework Club Tutors
Help immigrant learners build academic skills, develop study habits, and improve self-confidence.
Inclusive Post-Secondary Education (IPSE) Curriculum Specialists
Modify university curriculum to meet individual student needs.
Inclusive Post-Secondary Education (IPSE) Literacy Tutors
Create, plan, and lead literacy-based lessons to enhance students' university experience.
Indigenous Youth Robotics Program
Integrate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics with Indigenous ways of knowing.
Integrated School Support Program
Collaborate with Library staff to run an after-school program and lead activities that foster students' love of learning.
Literacy and Numeracy Support for High School ELLs
Work alongside experienced teachers to provide proactive support to students at the St. Anne Academic Centre.
Junior Achievement's Financial Literacy Workshops
Co-lead engaging workshops that align with the Alberta curriculum and enhance students' work readiness.
PREP (Pride, Respect, Empowerment, Progress)
PREP provides individualized, research-based reading instruction to K-12 students with Down syndrome.
Stampede School Facilitators
Develop, plan, lead, and support activities for a first-class education program run by the Calgary Stampede Foundation.
Transitioning Into Post-Secondary (TIPS)
Help immigrant youth achieve their personal, social, and academic goals as they finish high school.
Werklund School of Education's Reading Intervention Program
Develop Grade 2-4 students' reading fluency and decoding skills.
Youth Champion Facilitators
Create conversations and spread awareness about mental health, early childhood trauma, and child abuse.
Youth Volunteer Corps
Run icebreakers, guide reflections, and lead youth volunteers throughout the semester.
Interested in one of these opportunities?
Applications for Fall 2020 will open in September
Questions? Get in Touch:
Caitlin Kane
Experiential Learning Facilitator
service.learning@ucalgary.ca