The Peninsula de Cantera community in Puerto Rico has truly embraced service learning! They have planned 3 activities to do during the planning process. The children they are working with are relatively young so they brainstormed ways in which the children would be able to grasp the concepts and issues important to this community while still being fun and interactive.
Activity 1: Tree Conservation. Community will host a puppet show themed around the conservation of trees and natural habitats. The children will then have a discussion about what they learned and then create marshmallow/toothpick trees.
Activity 2: Lessons on Recycling: The community will talk to the children about recycling and explain the importance in taking part of it. They will explain how to sort and identify recyclable materials. They will have a discussion with the children about what they learned and then they will create crafts using recycled materials so that they can understand the concept and value of reducing, recycling and reusing materials.
Activity 3: Plant Life cycle: The community will explain to the children the life cycle of plants and learning to identify native/endangered plant life on their island. They will then have a reflection activity followed by a planting ceremony in which all the children will plant seeds in a recycled bottle, take it home, and watch their plants come to life.
On build day, they will have a circuit of fun and educational stations (a craft table of recycled materials, the creation of a wild life mural, nature themed puzzles, etc) in which the kids can reflect on what they learned in service learning all while having fun!
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