Community Service Learning is defined by Mount Royal University as “different from traditional volunteer work in that its focus is not only on providing a service but also on learning. The focus of CSL is different from co-ops, internships or practica, with an emphasis on providing concrete service to community agencies while developing student skills, self-awareness, professional capabilities, and sense of commitment to society.”
As part of the INTS 3330 course work, groups of students will complete a learning project related to a specific theme/concept they collectively wish to explore with our host partners. This project must meet the following criteria:
- be approved in advance (by March ) by the Faculty and the Sri Ram Ashram
- include members of the Sri Ram Ashram family in some way
- be interdisciplinary
- be reciprocal
- meet the field school’s working definition of “Service Learning”
- be produced into a public work (example: book, video, training program) that can be showcased
It is recommended that students form their working groups in Fall, 2023
Some possible topics include:
- Painting of the MRU-SRA mural
- Explorations of spirituality
- Exploration of dance
- Exploration of fitness
- Exploration of siblinghood
- Exploration of models of care
- Exploration of resiliency
- Weddings at the ashram
- Babies at the ashram
- Working at the ashram
- Women at the ashram
- Mommies (pronounced mummies) at the Asharm
