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A Rationale and Model of a Work Experience Program for College Students in the Philippines Tertiary-LifelongWith the idea of work study as a thing of the past, Catolico attempts "to provide a rationale for the need of maintaining a program of work and a model for college students in the Philippines and a conceptual framework to determine the factors correlated... -
A Song From Poland Tertiary-Lifelong"We student missionaries came to the conclusion that our role as witnesses and missionaries is to be like the sower in the parable (see Matthew 13:3-8). We are simply witnesses--people who tell what they have heard and seen and give their personal testimony.... -
A Unique Chaplaincy Ministry Tertiary-LifelongHow does a chaplain on an Adventist campus meet the needs of a religiously diverse student body? This article shares how one campus chaplain used a variety of methods to reach a community of predominantly adult, commuter students enrolled in focused programs.... -
Academic Service Learning in First-Year Writing: Implications for Practice Grade 12-TertiaryThe author shares research answering six questions: 1. What do service-learning composition courses look like? 2. What perceptions do teachers in service-learning composition programs have about their success in ensuring that composition and service... -
Action and Reflection in Service-Learning and the Formation of Favorable Attitudes to Community Service Tertiary-LifelongThis review is concerned with analyzing the contributions of studies on the effects of reflection in service-learning on students' attitudes towards community service. -
Action in Higher Education - A Case Study From the Gospels Tertiary-LifelongService and outreach projects must be integrated into the curriculum and grow out of the contents of the course so that students experience the practical power of the partnership between spirituality and academics. This article provides examples from each... -
ADRA Service Opportunities for Schools Kindergarten-LifelongPresented by Adventist Development and Relief Agency, this session was recorded during the 2021 virtual teachers' convention for educators in Canada. "Interested in learning more about ADRA and the exciting service opportunities your school... -
Adventist World Radio Grade 5-LifelongVisit this website to learn about Adventist World Radio, to listen to a radio broadcast online, or subscribe to podcasts. Try a world geography quiz, take a glimpse at a world culture served by AWR, find a way to help, read fascinating stories about lives... -
Amistad - Helping Women and Children Around the World Grade 8-LifelongThis is an interview between Karen Hanson Kotoske and Jeff Boyd about the way God has lead Karen in helping others around the world. -
Art and Service Learning Go Hand in Hand Tertiary-LifelongDiscover how La Sierra art students gained valuable experience through diverse community service engagements. Tips and ideas valuable to all levels of Adventist art education. -
Best Practice in International Service Learning ISL - Aspects of Risk and Impact Grade 9-Grade 12Currently 95% of Adventist senior secondary high schools in Australia offer international service opportunities! Read about the benefits and challenges such trips bring. -
Bible Labs - More Than a Witnessing Opportunity Grade 4-Grade 12Bible Labs allow students to practice, participate, and find joy in service. In this article, Judy Schull shares her experiences with three Bible Lab projects: volunteering at a hospital; creating a nature trail for a community; and producing 'Out of the Classroom",... -
Bible Labs Manual Kindergarten-Grade 12Download this manual for ideas on how to engage your students in service learning, applying the biblical principles learned in class in outreach and service within the home, church, and wider community. While the manual is now 25+ years old, much of the 'how... -
Bibles for Russia - A Canadian School Celebrates 10 Years of Outreach Kindergarten-Grade 12Once mission projects get started, they seem to take on a life of their own. A Canadian school raised money to send more than 900 Bibles to Russia. The author offers practical suggestions on how to decide on a project, present it to the children, organize... -
Build Your Own Peace Week Grade 9-LifelongStart a peace week in your own school! This is a call to set a week aside in schools devoted to programs in respect, cultural awareness, nonviolence, peacemaking and conflict resolution. -
Cast Thy Bread Grade 10-LifelongThe author shares the controversial reactions to a bread delivery outreach project conducted by 39 eager first-graders and their teachers at Portland Adventist Elementary School in Gresham, Oregon that resulted in success. She explains the process and provides... -
Changing the Campus Colloquy Paradigm TertiaryPacific Union College shares how their campus-wide program incorporates service learning. Six points are shared for campuses establishing a culture of service in and out of the classroom: 1. Have a precise vision of the meaning of service. 2. Develop... -
Community Kids Connection Grade 9-LifelongCommunity Kids Connection offers a Christ-centered perspective to community service for Loma Linda University (LLU) students. Every week children between the ages of 3-12 visit the Social Action Community Health Systems-Norton (SAC-Norton) to sing songs, listen... -
Creating a Servant Kindergarten-Grade 12This article shares ways to daily and intentionally infuse service activities in the curriculum beginning with the primary grades in Adventist schools. Practical tips and lots of ideas make this an excellent starting point in planning service education, community... -
Creating a Service-Oriented Campus Grade 11-TertiaryUnion College President Smith shares five essential steps to creating a culture of service, with examples from Union College’s program. These steps are: 1. Model a life of service. 2. Give leadership responsibility to students. 3. Mix... -
Creative Service-Learning Projects Kindergarten-LifelongIf you're having a hard time coming up with service projects for your school, this article gives examples of activities for elementary and high school students. Examples include working with low income housing, creating a community mural, and providing the... -
Experiences with Service-Learning as Perceived by Students, Faculty, and Community Partners Involved with the Master of Public Health Program at the Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies Tertiary"Service-learning on a voluntary basis as well as being a requirement for a degree has a positive impact on learning. The AIIAS Department of Public Health (DPH) in the Philippines has conducted various community service activities in the communities... -
Experiential Education and Inquiry Learning Grade 6-Grade 10“This article [presents] the case for the importance of providing direct and authentic experiences outside of the classroom for adolescent students in Adventist schools. Research and experience with this age group show that such opportunities afford... -
Freedom of Water - A Service Learning Unit Grade 5-Grade 12In this 100+ page unit, "students will learn facts about water consumption, availability, symbolism, cleanliness, etc. Students will read and write about water issues. Through exposure to information about the need for water world-wide, students will... -
Frog Ponds and Baby Beanies - How One School Fosters Student and Teacher Wellbeing Through Connecting with their Community Grade 7-Grade 12This Adventist high school in Australia fosters wellbeing through its service learning program. -
Healthy Kids Expo Unit Plan Grade 1-Grade 8This "service-learning unit includes resources that will teach your students about their own health and then use their knowledge to bless others. Students first complete a webquest on childhood obesity, and then go on to learn more about the importance... -
His Kids in Action Grade 5-Grade 12Watch a series of video clips to learn how one Walla Walla youth program is serving their community. -
I'm in the Lord's Army Grade 4-Grade 8Judy Shull shares her experience of taking her 7th grade students on a mission trip. She discusses practical issues such as fund raising, integrating trip planning into the curriculum, and organizing the chores at the worksite. Also included is a list of what... -
Integrating Service into the Life of a University Tertiary-LifelongThis article explains the steps that Andrews University is taking to integrate service into its curriculum and what world service means in different contexts on its campus. It details the process of developing community service learning and provides some resources... -
JAE Editorial: A Revolution of Service Learning Kindergarten-LifelongCiting evidence of the impact of service learning through La Sierra University courses, the guest editor encourages educators to develop service-learning programs through which students can experience the joy of serving through applied learning. Articles... -
JAE Editorial: Educating for Prophetic Social Activism 0-2 years-LifelongThe guest editor introduces the topic of social justice and the focus of each article in this issue. Articles in this issue include: A Brief Reflection on Adventism and Social Causes -
JAE Editorial: Service Learning Makes a Difference Kindergarten-Grade 12Reaching the goal of service-oriented schools will require changes in our schools. These changes include a model which is Christ-centered rather than liberal-arts based, administrators involved in more than plant and personnel management, teachers who are... -
JAE Editorial: Superior Ccademic Performance Kindergarten-LifelongThis editorial briefly describes how the Cognitive Genesis study is demonstrating the superiority of Adventist education; the importance of interacting with nature; science from a divine perspective; and finally the arts as an expression that allows for holistic... -
JAE: Of Interest to Teachers Kindergarten-LifelongThis Journal of Adventist Education column features current news, reports, and updates of interest to educators. In this issue: U.S. Graduation Rates; Service Projects for Young People; Helping New Students Prepare for School; Firearm Deaths Escalating... -
JAE: Of Interest to Teachers Kindergarten-LifelongThis Journal of Adventist Education column features current news, reports, and updates of interest to educators. In this issue: Scarce, Outdated Textbooks Impede Learning, Teachers Say; Community Service and Volunteerism; Women's Progress in Education;... -
JAE: Of Interest to Teachers Kindergarten-LifelongThis Journal of Adventist Education column features current news, reports, and updates of interest to educators. In this issue: Hooked on Junk Food Income; Low Default Rate on Student Loans; Classroom Standards; Raising Achievement; Student Debt Lingers;... -
Journey to Excellence Overview Text - J2E Kindergarten-Grade 12The Journey to Excellence initiative provided a framework guiding Adventist education in North America into the 21st century. The outcomes are worth considering still in strategic planning. A pdf version is also available. -
Just Do It: Christian Outreach - How to Get Started Kindergarten-Grade 12The most daunting part of a service program is getting it started. Beverly Mac Laughlin presents several scenarios showing how to start and run a successful outreach program. Explained are circumstances that make it difficult for schools to implement certain... -
Leading a Character Driven School Kindergarten-LifelongThis article outlines six principles that will help leaders to successfully implement a character development program. They are a vision, modeling, professional development, integrated teaching, balanced assessment, financing for service learning. The article... -
Little Eyes are Watching - Getting Our Priorities Straight Tertiary-LifelongThis article shares the outreach experiences and activities of Southwestern Adventist College. It also shows the effects of making Christian service a priority in Adventist schools on the church in general, and on the youth in particular. -
Mission Accomplished Tertiary-LifelongIn this TEACH journal article, Bond and Long describe their experiences as student missionaries in Thailand. These journal entries describe the latter half of their year teaching together. -
Mission Environment: Using the World As A Lesson Book Kindergarten-Grade 12Direct experience equals authentic learning when teachers risk taking learning activities beyond the classroom walls. In support of outdoor education, Jean Lomino presents personal experiences with project based learning and outdoor education and shows how... -
Mission Zimbabwe: A Student-Organized Service Project Tertiary-LifelongFind out how Walla Walla University students raised funds for a specific orphanage project in Zimbabwe. -
Missionary Moppets Lesson Plan Grade 1-Grade 4Activities designed to foster the missionary spirit in each student, as well as to provide opportunities for students to engage in missionary activities (service). -
NAD Community Services Grade 5-LifelongConsider service learning options available for students through Adventist Community Services by visiting their website, or contacting regional leaders. The YES! (Youth & Young Adults Empowered to Serve!) network "consists of affiliations with various... -
Out of Mongolia, a Transforming Experience Grade 11-Lifelong"Looking for an opportunity to be involved in volunteer ministry, I was browsing through the Adventist Volunteer web site (adventistvolunteers.org). One item caught my attention: Mongolia was... -
Outreach Programs for Small Schools Kindergarten-Grade 12How can a multigrade school with few children, limited personnel, and restricted resources carry out a viable outreach program? Advantages to scheduling an outreach program in a small school setting are size, orientation, flexibility, transportation and supervision,... -
Passing on What Really Counts Grade 9-Grade 12This article addresses the question of how Adventist teachers can transmit an understanding of beliefs and values to their students as well as instill a spirit of service and mission to a diverse audience. In order to meet the needs of all students at their... -
Pedagogical Models For Christian Social Engagement TertiaryThis article considers the roots of Christian social engagement, various pedagogical models used, and what Seventh-day Adventist models of social engagement look like. -
PET 08 Special School Service Issue Kindergarten-Grade 12Download a special issue of Jennings Panorama of Education Thoughts (PET) newsletter for Adventist teachers in North America. This edition features 235 links to service projects teachers and students could do. -
PET 09-10: Panorama of Educational Thoughts Preschool-Grade 12Download Vaughn Jennings' October 2009 newsletter for Adventist teachers in North America. This edition features 40 links to service activity ideas. -
PET 09-10: Panorama of Educational Thoughts Kindergarten-Grade 12Download Vaughn Jennings' October 2009 newsletter for Adventist teachers in North America. This edition features over 20 links to service project ideas. -
Potential Plus - Why Orphans Matter to Teachers and Their Students Grade 1-LifelongThis TEACH Journal article looks at how "linking a school to an orphanage in a developing country is one way of linking students, unselfishly, to the needs of humanity." This is a valuable lesson worth teaching our students and could be part... -
Prison Ministries: Setting Captives Free Tertiary-LifelongThe goal of Pacific Union College's Prison Ministries Program is to share the love of God and to bring prisoners into a closer walk with Jesus. This articles shares the students' enthusiasm in planning weekly visits and preparing bilingual chapel services... -
Profile 2: Outreach Program Grade 8-Grade 12Upper Columbia Academy's decision to make community service and witnessing opportunities integral parts of their curriculum brought numerous positive results such as improved morale, increased enrollment, and a positive financial outlook. The H.O.P.E. Taskforce... -
Profile 7: Service and Scientific Attainment Tertiary-LifelongThe National Association for the Prevention of Starvation (NAPS), founded by the faculty and students of Oakwood College's science department, has relieved hunger in Sudan, Zimbabwe, Haiti, Guyana, and within the continental United States. -
Re-Visioning General Education - The La Sierra Experience Tertiary-LifelongThe authors share the process and product of La Sierra's revised general education curriculum. They also outline the background, time-line for this university curriculum implementation, the community service component, and some observations made along the... -
Reflection - The Value-adding Component of Service Learning Kindergarten-Grade 12Service learning is an important part of Christian education. George Knight says, “A crucial function of Christian teaching is to help students not only to internalize God’s love but also to externalize it.” The author states... -
Reflection - The Value-adding Component of Service Learning Preschool-Tertiary"The current pervasiveness of service learning (SL) in school communities is reinforced by an increasing recognition of SL’s wideranging benefits. To maximise these, however, necessitates an effective process of reflection— the processing... -
Reflective Stages in Service Learning and Attitude Formation Towards Community Service - A Quantitative and Qualitative Study in a Group of Students at Montemorelos University TertiaryGiven the needs experienced by society in general and communities in particular, for humanitarian professionals predisposed to work for the common good, the author of this paper posed the following generic problem: What is the role of a reflective service-learning... -
Richard Hart - Dialogue with an Adventist Health-Care Administrator Focused on International Service Grade 11-Lifelong"Clearly, Dr. Hart’s vision extends to the farthest reaches of the globe. His early involvement in student missionary work was key in the development of the student missions program at Loma Linda University and the Social Action Community Health... -
Service - The Fourth Dimension in Adventist Education Kindergarten-TertiaryThis article highlights the fact that while Adventist education philosophy centers on the development of mind, body, and spirit, there is a fourth element to true education - service. Serving others is our ultimate calling, the final goal of education. Service... -
Service and Growth for Teenagers and Grown-ups! Grade 9-LifelongThis successful, school-based community service program began when academy teachers and board members realized they needed to make sure students were learning spiritually and academically. The school and community work together to provide opportunities for... -
Service Learning - An Honor(s)able Endeavor Tertiary-Lifelong"How successfully have Honors programs at North American Adventist higher education institutions incorporated service learning into their curricula? Some programs require community service, while others have created specific service-learning components.... -
Service Learning - Connecting Classrooms with Communities Preschool-Grade 12With the handout and presentation from this 2018 NAD convention breakout session, "learn key components for implementing service learning in your classroom, engage student learners, promote mission-mindedness, and address the NAD standards all while building... -
Service Learning and Community Service - An Essential Part of True Education Kindergarten-Grade 12The authors remind readers of the Adventist philosophy of service education with examples from Andrews University, K-12 schools, and research findings on the value of intentionally building service learning and community outreach or service into the curriculum. -
Service Learning in Adventist Colleges Tertiary-LifelongThis article suggests the importance of making service learning an integral part of Adventist higher education academic programs. It also addresses the issues of overcoming resistance from faculty and getting colleges to narrow the gap between mission statements... -
Service Learning in India Grade 1-LifelongThis TEACH journal article discusses the important pairing of service learning and learning to teach through their India mission trips. -
Service Learning Moves Nursing to the Frontiers of Community Tertiary-LifelongThe Union College Nursing Program instructors believe that service learning will: (1) enrich students’ learning experience at college while motivating them to better appreciate their civic responsibilities and Christian discipleship experience;... -
Service Learning Resource List Kindergarten-Grade 12This list links to resources designed to help your students learn about service and get involved in the community. -
Service Project Ideas Grade 1-TertiaryStart your service project brainstorming off with these forty ideas, shared by the Journey to Excellence content developers. -
Service, Not Fame - Reaching Out Through Community Service Tertiary-LifelongThis article shares the Community Service experiences, activities and the effects on the staff and students at Kingsway College in Ontario, Canada. It also shows how the staff works together with the students to translate book learning into faith action. -
Sharing Pictures of Jesus Tertiary-LifelongThis article shares the Bible Labs program at Sunnyside Seventh-day Adventist school in Clear Lake, Wisconsin. It includes reactions from students and the effects on their lives, the types of actions that result from student awareness, the impact on the community,... -
STORM Co - An Introduction to Adventure in Service TertiaryThis TEACH Journal article outlines the philosophy underpinning the STORM Co program that sends teams of trained young people to work for, learn from and encourage individual communities, sharing God's love through service. -
STORM Co Programs Change Lives TertiaryThis TEACH Journal article is an eye-witness report on recent STORM Co teams in action; including community responses. -
The Adventist Concept of Work Education - its Implementation at Hiroshima Adventist Academy, Japan Grade 9-LifelongUyeda looks at the Adventist concept of work education. The study focusses on how that concept has been implemented at Hiroshima Adventist Academy in Japan. This paper was presented at the 33rd Institute of Christian Teaching. -
The Biblically Grounded Framework for Social Work Tertiary-Lifelong"This paper explores the Biblical view of social responsibility and suggests a framework for experientially living both the personal and professional mission and vocational calling to engage in social work. In the postmodern sweep of self-aggrandizement,... -
The Philosophy and Practice of Christian Service Tertiary-LifelongThis article provides reasons for including service-learning in the curriculum and shows how it can help Adventist schools achieve a balanced curriculum that combines theory and practice. It also notes that the true teacher in a Christian school will not be... -
The philosophy of Christian service and its practice in Seventh-day Adventist academies of the United States during the 1979-1980 school year Grade 9-Grade 12Problem: Service-learning in the educational system of the Seventh-day Adventist church in the United States, as is true in public education, generally has been over-shadowed by a subject-matter orientation. It was the purpose of this study to determine... -
The Power of Service in Adventist Higher Education Tertiary-LifelongColumbia Union College President Wisbey asks "How will our vision for Christian education enable students to take seriously the call of Jesus to be His hands and feet in a world in which wealth and poverty co-exist, where images of hunger and death are... -
The School and Community Resources Kindergarten-Grade 12Schools are important to communities and should purposefully search for appropriate ways to foster interaction. The authors explore a variety of avenues by which schools can not only serve their communities, but also make use of community resources to enhance... -
Town and Gown: Enhancing Relationship Between College and Community Tertiary-LifelongPacific Union College president Osborn discusses the importance of Seventh-day Adventist institutions of higher education making and keeping a growing, reciprocal relationship with the communities in which the exist. -
Training up a Child in the Right Way - Stewardship for Adventist Students Kindergarten-LifelongStewardship includes use of body, abilities, time, material possessions and the world. This article includes two pages of sample activities grouped by subject area. -
Transforming Classroom Practice - Is It Possible to Teach Students about Service Using a Classroom Management System? Grade 3-Grade 6"Fraser, a Year Five teacher at Northpine Christian College, wants his students to understand that there is more to life than material gain. Using a class management system, he adapts the program and adds a twist to help his students recognise the value... -
VG1 Report - Where Do We Go From Here? Kindergarten-LifelongThe third report focuses on areas of improvement the North America Division is planning based on Valuegenesis I research. These include: 1) Educating boards on the realities faced by church school teachers; 2) Acknowledging the renewed interest teachers are... -
VG2 Update 09: Importance of Values Grade 7-LifelongThis Valuegenesis 2 report focuses on attitudes students in grades 6-12 have toward materialism, altruism, and morality. Read this issue to find out how factors such as school religion programs, peer religiousness, quality of family worship, and the frequency... -
Websites Providing Resources for Service Learning Kindergarten-TertiaryA list of links to 18 organizations providing information about opportunities for community services, models for service-learning in formal education, and resources available to build service learning programs in Adventist schools, colleges and universities. -
Why Adventist Education - Service Learning Preschool-TertiaryWhy is service such a key component of Adventist education, both within the context of curriculum and the extended service trips we take to provide hands on experience and empathy? This is the 7th one-page article in an 11-part series clarifying the philosophy... -
You Call This Work? Industries Benefit School, Students Grade 9-Grade 12This article discusses how industries benefit academies and provide opportunities for service. Roger Morton reports on two industries at Sunnydale Academy in Missouri: one manufactures molded polystyrene for packing; the other manufactures isolation chambers for medical treatment. -
You Can Make a Difference - Global Missions Unit Grade 7-Grade 12A high school Christian witness and outreach unit including unit goals, instructional objectives, unit organization and evaluation, presentation ideas for teachers student awareness and outreach activities, skits and plays, quizzes, puzzles and games, and...