Welcome to the english page of the Latin American Center for Service Learning

Our mission:

To contribute to the growth of a fraternal and cooperative culture in Latin American through the development of service-learning projects.

Institutional objectives:

• To promote the development of the service-learning methodology in Latin America.
• To provide training to school principals, teachers and community leaders for the development of community educational projects and pro-social attitudes.
• To contribute to the development of service-learning projects in schools, higher educational institutions, universities and youth organizations.

Activities and Services

• Training
  • Service-Learning International Seminars 
• On line Education Courses
• Regular Courses
• Technical advice and assistance
  • For the development of service-learning projects at all levels  and disciplines (K-12)
  • For the implementation of the CAS (Creativity, Action, and Service) Program for the International Baccalaureate
  • For the planning of student trips by educational institutions
  • For the development of community-practice programs and of service-learning in universities and institutions that accredit educators
  • For the development of youth service projects by Non-Governmental Organizations, (NGOs), and for their cooperation with educational institutions
  • For social responsibility programs and investment in community educational projects by companies
• Research
  • Research program: “Service-learning in Argentine schools”. (Global Service Institute, Washington University, St. Louis, MO)
• Publications
  • Aprender sirve, Servir enseña (2002), available in English and Spanish
  • Minutes from the Sixth Global Youth Service Conference - IANYS (2003)
    
    
• Network of community service institutions
  CLAYSS connects schools, universities, and higher educational institutions that promote service-learning, and it provides resources for teacher training and for the optimization of the projects