Service  as  Social  Jus.ce:  Making  the  Case  for  Cri.cal  Service  Learning     Strategic  Impera-ve  for  Implemen-ng  a  Social  Jus-ce  Approach  to  Service  Learning  within    Your  Organiza-on   “As  Paulo  Freire  explained,  humaniza9on  is  ‘the  process  of  becoming  more  fully  human  as  social,  historical,  thinking,  communica9ng,  transforma9ve,   crea9ve  persons  who  par9cipate  in  and  with  the  world.’  Educators,  he  argues,  must  ‘listen  to  their  students  and  build  on  their  knowledge  and  experiences  in   order  to  engage  in…personalized  educa9onal  approaches  that  further  goals  of  humaniza9on  and  transforma9on’.”  (Darling-­‐Hammond,  2015,  p.xi)*     School  Mission  Statement  

Shorter-­‐Term  Strategic  Plan  or  Vision  

Internal/Departmental/Division-­‐Based  Goals  

Objec-ve:  Reinforce  the  school’s  mission  through   your  approach.    

Focus:  Connect  tenets  of  cri-cal  service  learning/ social  jus-ce  to  school’s  strategic  efforts.  

Focus:  Support  internal  stakeholders  in  their  more   ‘local’  goals  and  ini-a-ves.  

“The  Brearley  School  challenges  girls  of  adventurous  intellect   to  think  cri)cally  and  crea)vely  and  prepares  them  for   ac)ve,  responsible  ci)zenship  in  a  democra9c  society.  Within   a  diverse  community  and  in  partnership  with  dedicated   faculty  who  teach  across  three  divisions,  students  in  Classes  K   through  XII  develop  a  command  of  many  disciplines  and  a  love   of  learning  through  the  passionate  exchange  of  ideas.   Encouraging  girls  to  balance  individuality  and  collabora9on   further  promotes  the  integrity  essen9al  to  principled   engagement  in  the  world.”  

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The  School  Program:  Long-­‐term  diversity  training  

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Lower  School  Faculty  Service  CommiUee  

engagement  to  augment  professional  development  

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Middle  School  Advisory  

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The  School  Culture:  Social  Emo.onal  Learning  curriculum  

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Upper  School  Advisory  

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Access,  Diversity  &  Connec-on:  Student/Family-­‐driven  

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Upper  School  Service  Program  

ini.a.ves  to  strengthen  community  

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College  Counseling  Office  

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Sustainable  Opera.ng  Model   Opening  Doors:  A  Strategic  Vision  for   The  Brearley  School  

Source: CASEL, Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL). http://www.casel.org/social-andemotional-learning/

Source: http://www.brearley.org/Page/Opening-Doors-AStrategic-Vision-for-the-Brearley#Our-School-Program

Source: http://mcc.gse.harvard.edu/collegeadmissions

*Source: Durlak, Joseph A., Celene E. Domitrovich, Roger P. Weissberg, and Thomas P. Gullotta. Handbook of Social and Emotional Learning: Research and Practice. New York: Guilford, 2015. Print.