Learn. Lead. Serve.
(1 block period per day [blue and gold] for full year; 3 credits--1 English, 1 Social Studies, 1 Service; Grade 12)
Prerequisite: application, 2 teacher recommendations, and interview
Mr. Motta and Mrs. Schultz
Course Description: Learn. Lead. Serve. (LLS) is a unique course that combines the disciplines of Social Studies and English with application in service to the community. The students receive 1 Social Studies, 1 credit English, and 1 credit Community Service. Beginning in September, three-days a week (MWF) Service Learning offers students selections from contemporary literature that focus on the nature of humankind and society, the human condition, the philosophical basis of American government, and participatory citizenship. The other two days a week students are engaged in meaningful human-centered service at a local agency.
It is through this agency that students receive a “hands-on” experience of what the academic component has been focusing on through in-depth research projects and real-world experience. The course additionally focuses on the contemporary issues of discussions in the form of the Socratic Seminar. Finally, in this class, students have the rare opportunity to develop collegial relationships with diverse professionals that further enhance their personal and educational development.