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“Learning Service” vs “Service-Learning”

Author


Caroline

11th of July, 2022

Category


Panama II '22

Hola! To start off our fourth day in Panama we had a delicious breakfast of pancakes and fruit, followed by lesson planning for the community centers and a discussion about “learning service” vs. “service-learning. We discussed our intentions for this trip and how we can leave a positive impact on the communities we encounter. “Learning service” focuses more on the process of gaining knowledge and learning about the needs of the communities we are in instead of mindlessly coming into a community that you know a little about to “serve.” After our discussion, we got lunch and split into groups to go volunteer at the two community centers. Interacting with all the kids and playing games with them was the highlight of my day by far. Then we came back to the hotel and went to dinner. After dinner, we ended the day with an ice cream run and some basketball! Overall it was a great day in Panama!

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