I think service-learning is very beneficial because it gets students out into the community and teaching them more about what's going on in their own backyard.
"[Service-learning] is learning topics in completely different way. It's like having the textbook come to life. [...] It's really interesting." - Sarah Joyce, Psychology 302 Life Span Development student
Unfortunately in America, thousands of fillers, chemicals, and ingredients that are associated with major health problems are still used by our food industry.
I had an absolute blast doing my service-learning project with Gold Ridge Preschool!
Faculty, staff, administrators, and students gathered to learn more about the Sustainable City Year Program from it's founder and co-director, Nico Larco, an Associate Professor of Architecture at the University of Oregon.