What makes learning relevant?
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What makes learning meaningful?
How can the university work together with the local community towards mutual service and understanding?
These questions bring us to the challenge of Community Learning, experiential learning that brings students, professors, and local community together.
As part of the Global Village Curriculum, Community Learning challenges EMU students to live in a global context as we pursue understanding and engagement with our local communities. Read more!
Some highlights from this past Here's What Community Learning is Doing this Semester
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Year One Community Learning Activity OptionsActivities for the week of 11/12 – 11/16 Wednesday evening – Skyline Literacy Classes at Community Mennonite Church. Activity: Help with childcare for adult ESL learners Time: 6 – 8 p.m. Thursday evening – Craft Night at Our Community Place Activity: Help put together Holiday crafts with local folks in the community Time: 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Come at 6:00 and join OCP for their evening meal. Saturday Daytime – Habitat for Humanity Project Activity: Assist with the current Habitat for Humanity Project in Harrisonburg Time: Flexible times throughout the day. Saturday Evening - Our Community Place Activity: Volunteer for OCP's "Night Out" fund raiser by serving as a "staff" member. Help out with serving, busing tables, washing dishes, valet parking, seating, etc. Time: 6pm-8:30pm Sunday – Mass in Spanish at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church Activity: Experience the beautiful liturgy of a Catholic Mass and the rich cultural experience of it being translated into Spanish. Time: 1:00 p.m. If you are interested in participating in any of these activities please contact Marta Frederick at the Community Learning Office: 432-4146- fredermj@emu.edu |
