General Description
Most Calvin students will have the opportunity to engage in service-learning in connection with coursework. Faculty members in almost every department of the college integrate Academically-Based- Service-Learning with the content of courses. These couses include relevant activities that provide a connection between theory and practice. By incorportating appropriate service experiences into our coursework, we seek to better understand how we can serve God in our chosen professions. ABSL courses are offered in a variety of disciplines--from Computer Science to English to Economics. In an ABSL course students can:

• Partner with a senior citizen in an introductory English course to write a life history
• Learn graphic design by developing a new image for a nonprofit organization
• Tutor a child in reading or math in an urban public school
• Promote healthcare and put nursing skills into practice at community health fairs

You can find out more information about Academically-Based Service-Learning at Calvin College by contacting the Service-Learning Center office at (616) 526-6455.

ABSL Resources for Faculty

• This contains a checklist helpful for faculty who incorporate service-learning in their curriculum
• a resource booklet for faculty
• a description of integrating service-learning within the academic curriculum
• a model for evaluating student learning in academically based service
• faculty evaluation form

Read about the background and development of ABSL