Service-learning in MarylandService-learning is a teaching method that combines meaningful service to the community with curriculum-based learning. Students improve their academic skills by applying what they learn in school to the real world; they then reflect on their experience to reinforce the link between their service and their learning. - Learning in Deed
Maryland is the first state in the nation to require high school students to engage in service-learning activities as a condition of graduation.
Each of the 24 school districts in Maryland implement the service-learning graduation requirement differently, because they tailor the specifics of their program to their local community.
For further details, see our Best Practices Evaluation Tool.
Service Learning Stars Booklet 2009 MarylandMay 12, 2009
Download MSDE's new Maryland Student Service-Learning Guidelines PDF format