Skills for Action
Lions Quest Skills for Action is an innovative and flexible program for teens and young adults. It builds essential life and citizenship skills by moving beyond the classroom and into school-based Service Learning. Available by attending an introductory in-service workshop, Skills for Action is rooted in the belief that young people are valuable resources who can take active and meaningful roles in addressing the issues that affect their lives, their communities, and the world.
What is Service Learning?
Service Learning is active learning. A powerful learning experience that strengthens academic performance and builds essential life skills through hands-on community service. Teacher’s Resource Guide: This section outlines the program rationale and session structure, and covers teaching approaches, classroom strategies, and assessment information. Part 1: Building a Learning Community Focuses on establishing the concept of young people as school and community resources and builds a basic understanding of the program, or service-learning, of teamwork, and of the classroom as a community. Part 2: Exploring Personal and Social Responsibility Identifies student issues of concern and the need for action, explores the concepts of personal and social responsibility, and helps students to identify and assess their skills, talents, and interests. Part 3: Project or Placement? Guides students in the planning and carrying out of service projects or placements. Part 4: Evaluating and Sharing Service Experiences Provides structured analysis of and reflection on the service experience and guides students in communicating insights and results to various school and community audiences.
Introduction to Skills for Action
This introductory document that shares the components, scope and sequence of lessons and sample lesson from the Skills for Action resource.	Click here to download.