Service Learning
Students in the final year of the SEPA program are
enrolled in a project oriented course called Public Health in the
Community. This culmination course is guided and directed by a
teacher but students are charged with the responsibility to organize
themselves, decide on what programs to produce, and determine when
and where the programs will be presented. In this way, students move
into the advocacy phase of service learning. In general, students
will sort themselves into two broad areas - Program development and
presentation, and Administration and support.
Administration and support students organize and administer the
student run public health education delivery organization
- Students help contact, plan,
organize, coordinate and support Group A students with their
presentations or activities.
- Students use projects for
their Senior Exhibits, thus fulfilling graduation
requirements
- Local Junior High and
Elementary School students are exposed to positive older role
models
Program development and presentation students produce and deliver specific educational units on
public health topics of specialization.
- Projects may be targeting
upper elementary students, junior high school students or other
high school students.
- Projects may be expressed in
a very wide variety of presentations or assistance. It is
anticipated that these would include: power point lectures, video
productions, dramatic productions, informational and interactive
web sites, organization of support groups, introduction and
coordination to existing community services, assistance with
existing health delivery projects, organized publicity campaigns,
development of joint projects with existing organizations or
schools, assisting teachers in development of student projects on
health topics, and internships in existing health agencies or
organizations.
Page created by B. Hays and L. Shumer, SEPA
Grant, San Diego, California, Fall 2000