1. 1. Service Learning International School of Dakar 2012-2013 Presented by Akouavi D. Kongo
2. 2. SHARING MOMENTS
3. 3. GENESIS Service Learning started at ISD in 2008/2009 school year.
4. 4. Why are we doing Service Learning? Because we want to: promote learning through active participation and extend learning beyond the classroom Provide opportunities to use skills and knowledge in real-life situations Develop a sense of caring for others Provide structured time for the students to reflect
5. 5. FOCUS RELATIONSHIPS SAMUSOCIAL ORPHANAGE YAAYU XALEYI PIKINE SCHOOL
6. 6. SAMUSOCIAL Samusocial Senegal is based in Dakar for almost nine years. It provides shelter, medical care and education services to street children. The center is open round the clock, seven days a week. A permanent infirmary keeps the children needing constant medical observation. ISD has developed a strong relationship between the boys at the shelter and ISD high school students over the past four years. High School students go every week to the Samusocial shelter. Several times a year, we invite the children to come to ISD for fun games and sports, in order to give them and our students the experience of recognizing each other as human beings.
7. 7. MEDINA ORPHANAGE La pouponnire From August 1995 La Pouponnire has been hosting kids aged 0-2 (prematurely born or the mother needs medical care) La Pouponnire also receives abandoned children with the coordination of Dakar regional court. ISDs collaboration with La Pouponnire started way before the actual service learning. Today ISDs students go to the orphanage once a week and spend two hours taking care of the babies.
8. 8. KR YAaYU XALEYI Our sister school in Pikine, "Kr Yaayu Xaleyi" (The house of the childrens mother"), is our most long- lasting service project. The school is located in Pikine, one of the most populated and poorest suburbs of Dakar Last year ISD organized school visits, invited a couple of classes to visit ISD. It also had fundraising activities to buy educational material This year the PTO (Teacher-Parent Organization) offered to build a library and an additional room which will serve as a classroom and/or for other purposes.
9. 9. Closer to home Students at ISD are welcomed (and encouraged) to explore other ways to contribute to their local community and many students do provide their service to other organizations. In doing so, they are usually needed in: Local Conferences PTA Activities Sports Events Haunted House Jappale activities PTO activities
10. 10. Service Learning Coordinator Explores opportunities for student service experiences Serves as a liaison between local communities and faculty by establishing and maintaining contact with community leaders works with teachers to integrate the idea and practice of service to the community into the school culture.
11. 11. Goals for SY 2012/2013 Carry on students visits at Samusocial, the orphanage and Pikine school Organize fundraising activities to buy food for the orphanage Continue English classes with the maintenance staff Explore new areas if possible
12. 12. Any suggestions for the coming year Regarding high school? Regarding middle school? Regarding elementary school?