Global Service Learning Project Proposal

Jacqueline Smith, Terrence Veal, Angela Williams, and Kimberly

McDonald

EDL/510

June 18, 2012

Stephanie Moreno

Global Service Learning Project Proposal

Global service learning opportunities can bridge

gaps among students from all over the world.

These opportunities allow for students to

proactively make a difference for communities

across the globe. Students can be exposed to

issues and real-world problems that students in

other parts of the world are facing in their

communities. In the following, there is a proposal

for a global service learning project for American

students to learn about and contribute to the lives

of refugee students around the world.

Global Service Learning Project: Ideas Considered

Children Helping Children

UNICEF

JUMP( Juveniles Use Media Power)

Making Friends.com

Children to Children

Global Service Learning Project: Rationale for Chosen Idea

After researching a number of global service learning projects, including the aforementioned list of projects, the learning

team chose RESPECT INTERNATIONAL.

RESPECT INTERNATIONAL appealed to the team as a distinct global service learning opportunity for students for the

following reasons:

To increase awareness of refugee issues among non-refugee students in participating countries.

To build bridges between non-refugee students and refugee students through pen-pal letter exchange.

To encourage students to act to raise awareness of refugee issues and to raise some funds for their refugee school.

Global Service Learning Project: Outline for Key Points

RESPECT International has representatives located worldwide

RESPECT International is owned and operated by a board of directors (all volunteers)

Students and volunteers can help refugees by participating in the letter exchange, writing articles, holding fundraisers, and tutoring classes through RESPECT International University

All funding goes toward the improvement of Refugee awareness

Global Service Learning Project: Implementation in the Classroom

The online form must completed

Respect International will package letters from refugee students and forward them

A video will be watched in class focusing on refugee-related information

After the class is registered, RESPECT International will stand as the connector. Letters will then be exchanged be tween individuals and read in the classrooms.

In most cases aid will be requested by the refugees and the class can decide as a class how they are able to contribute

Global Service Learning Project: Effects on Global Learning

In many countries around the world, living conditions are

unsatisfactory. There are numerous ways students can help

improve the lives of others by creating global service

learning projects. These projects allow students to learn

important information about issues and events globally

within the classroom. Students are able to communicate

through the use of technology. They learn to RESPECT others

and appreciate the automatic freedoms people in other

countries die for everyday. The ultimate goal is to produce

global citizens with knowledge of the world; not to solve

every issue, but instead help provide resources for a solution.

Global Service Learning Project: Effects on the World

The creation of a worldwide network

The possibility of educating individuals across the globe

Being able to grow along with individuals across the globe

Taking actions in helping refugees in many countries

Global Service Learning Project: Effects on the World (cont.)

In many ways students can become zoned into

their own issues and become closed to the world

around them. By developing a relationship with

people across the globe students have the

opportunity to engage in different cultures and

obtain a broader worldview.

Conclusion

Global Service Learning Projects are very important

to our

teachers and students. It gives us a true picture of

who we are as individuals, and allow us to help

those around the world who are in need help.

Global Service Learning Projects allow for

teachers to expose to students the value of

respecting the differences in others, particularly

the unique cultures and beliefs of those across

the globe.

References

Respect International. (2012). Retrieved fromhttp://www.respectrefugees.org/about.shtml

Global Learning Research.(2002) Retrieved from http:// my-coach.com/online/webresourcelist.php?rlid=6499

Respect International (2012). Retrieved from http://respectinternational.org/home/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=5&MMN

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