Volunteering
- Shorter time commitment
- Allows students to explore different organizations or opportunities
- Not directly tied with classroom instruction
Service Learning
- Longer, ongoing time commitment
- Connect with organization and other participants on a deeper level
- May have some skill requirements
- Learning component involves deep self-reflection
- Projects usually developed by schools or providers
Both
- Prepares students for work
- Influences career path
- Enhances community responsibility
- Brings diverse people together by unified cause
- No financial compensation
