service learning

Service learning is a vital aspect of the curriculum at RDS. While most schools require students to complete a certain number of community service hours with a given organization, service learning is woven throughout the RDS Upper School experience. We view service learning as a method of teaching, learning, and reflecting that combines academic classroom curriculum with meaningful service throughout the community. This model provides context and relevance in a student’s daily coursework. Within each discipline, instructors will build a service learning project into their course. The project in most cases will be interdisciplinary in scope and design, in order to provide students with multiple views to drafting a solutions-based model for addressing societal needs.