SERVICE LEARNING
Service Learning is a method:
- Under which students learn and develop through active participation in thoughtfully organized service experiences that meet community needs.
- That is integrated into the students' academic curriculum.
- That provides students with opportunities to use newly acquired skills and knowledge in real-life situations.
- That enhances what is taught by extending student learning beyond the classroom and into the community.
- That helps to foster the development of a sense of caring for others.
- That provides structured time to reflect (think, talk, write) about what the student did and learned during the service activity.
(Alliance for Service Learning in Education Reform standards for School-Based Service Learning)
THE OREGON ENVIROTHON
J BAR J BOYS SCORE HIGH IN STATEWIDE CONTEST
The Oregon Envirothon is a state-wide, high-school competition, involving teams participating in hands-on environmental problem-solving. The focus areas include forestry, wildlife, aquatic ecology, soils/land use and natural resource management in the urban environment.
Our J Bar J team garnered 2nd Place at the 2004 and 2006 events!