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VIDEO CAPTION TRU Service-Learning 100 instructor Wendy Krauza, TRU student Malak Alsharif, and Ronnie Bouvier of the Canadian Cancer Society appear on TV 7’s Midday to explain the course and the benefits to both students and community organizations.

TRU Service-Learning 100 introduces students to volunteering, the importance of being a community-minded person and how volunteering not only benefits the community they live in, but themselves as well.

The course can be especially beneficial to international students wanting more opportunities to apply English outside of the classroom as well as for those wanting a greater experience of Canadian culture.

What students say about TRU Service-Learning 100
improves communication skills
boosts confidence
more comfortable in non-campus environments
builds strong friendships

Students from the TRU Service-Learning 100 Winter 2010 class. Joining them is instructor Wendy Krauza (far right, wearning black sweater).

In a real and meaningful way, students apply academic course work with one of 13 community organizations Service-Learning 100 has partnered with. Partnerships are with: Big Brothers & Sisters, Canadian Cancer Society, St. John’s Ambulance, Desert Gardens, Kamloops Food Bank, Canadian Red Cross, Kamloops Special Olympics, SPCA, Interior Community Services, Kamloops Immigrant Services, Volunteer Kamloops, Venture Kamloops, and the United Way.
Students demonstrate service learning through reflective oral and written assignments.

The course’s primary focus is the service/volunteer experience of the students. Most leave the course saying volunteering has truly changed their lives for the better.

Through topics such as workplace culture and career exploration, students broaden their personal, cultural, academic and professional knowledge.