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A Survey of Best Practices of Global Service-Learning Programs in UGA In Fall 2008, Principal Investigator Deborah Gonzalez, Esq. undertook a survey for IPSO and the Office of Service-Learning to answer the question: What does global service-learning look like at UGA? She hoped that the answers would provide guidance for faculty members who design and run these programs; for administrators to understand the nuances of service-learning in an international context; and for the OSL to see what its role should be in providing support and resources for faculty in this area. Respondents gave ample data to provide a broad image of GSL at UGA as one that is academically rigorous, collaborative, challenging, valuable, and transformative. Learn & Serve Hispanic Healthcare Pilot Program Learn and Serve: Tutoring Latino Children in Pinewoods Estates
A ceremony for the signing the Memorandum of Understanding for the Latino Environmental Education Initiative was held on September 19, 2003 at the University of Georgia Ethnobotanical Garden. Pictured are the sponsors of the Initiative: (left to right) M.P. Culaciati, Director of the M.J. Culaciata Botanical Garden, Glenn Ames, Director, Office of International Public Service and Outreach, Jeff Lewis, Director of the State Botanical Garden of Georgia, and Brent Berlin, Director of the Center for Caribbean and Latin American Studies. The focus of this agreement is to enhance environmental education opportunities for Latino audiences in the greater Athens Area, as well as the promotion of plant conservation and sustainable agriculture through environmental education programs at the local, regional, national, and international levels.
The mission of the Oasis is to be a place where English and Spanish speaking cultures can connect and enrich one another. For children of the Hispanic residents, the inability to speak English makes school incredibly difficult. Local schools and teachers grapple with the reality that many of their students may not speak English. Fortunately, the residents of Pinewoods Estates can come to the Oasis for help. Volunteers are needed to help the children in all subjects that they are studying in school, but the greatest need lies in helping the children to conquer the language barrier. Even though 80-90% of the community residents are Latino, tutors do not need to be bilingual as long as they are patient and willing to give the children the affection and encouragement that they need in their new country.
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