Pre and Post Service Learning Reports

SP0521: Our Nation, Our World.

Pre and Post

Service Learning Reports……[ 50 marks]

Name: _____________________ Class: ______________

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A. Interests, Skills and Aptitude Inventory

All of us are special. What interests us, what we feel strongly about, what we are clever
at doing, what we have been trained in, what personality traits we have …. all these
distinguish us from others.

What this means is that you have a unique contribution to make to your community.
Not everyone can do what you do the way you do it!

That is why you need to have a good look at yourself before you decide what you want
to do as a volunteer…so here we go!

Your Interests, Skills and Aptitudes

Consider your answers to the groups of questions below. Use these questions as thought
triggers to help you discover your interests, skills and aptitudes.

What do you like to do in your leisure time?

A
What are some of the things you enjoy doing most?

What are some of the things you do well?

B What are some of the achievements that you are proud of?

What are some of your qualities that will come in useful in your
service to others?

Which causes/issues do you feel strongly about?

C (e.g. child abuse, animal abuse, abortion, irresponsible social
behaviour, orphans)

What do you consider to be the ideal volunteer job for you?

D Which group are you most interested to work with and why? (e.g
animals, children, youth)

Which type of work are you most interested in doing?*

*You can use the list of activities on the next page to help you answer this question.

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Tick all the activities you enjoy doing or are good at.
I like being creative I like relating to people
developing websites facilitating an event
designing (e.g. pamphlets, websites) tutoring / mentoring
decorating (e.g. rooms or halls for counselling
special events) assisting in physiotherapy
developing a marketing plan
recruiting
creating advertisement materials
doing committee work
promoting an event or an organization
helping as a care giver
landscaping
conducting surveys
making flower arrangements
meeting new people
producing a play
leading
performing in a play
teaching
composing music
reading
performing in a musical group
answering calls for a hotline
performing as a clown or a magician

I like being physically active I like organizing / coordinating

planning and leading group games fund-raising
working in outdoor events recruiting
organizing outdoor games planning events
sports coaching doing committee work
being a hiking guide coordinating activities or events
training dogs developing a marketing plan
landscaping managing projects
gardening promoting an event
promoting an organization

I like being analytical I like communicating

developing surveys making a presentation
investigating causes chairing an event
solving problems facilitating an event
trouble-shooting being a master of ceremony
developing computer programmes facilitating a competition or quiz
evaluating surveys being a guide (e.g. museum
tours, garden tours, zoo tours)
editing a newsletter
writing publicity material
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B. Pre- Service Learning Worksheet

Name: _____________________ Class: ______________

Planning well for your service / project is your best bet to achieving your goal!

Use these questions as a guide to help you PLAN your service / project.

Don’t try to answer every single question, as not all of them applies to the service or
project that you’ve chosen to do. Instead, treat them as thought triggers to help you
plan effectively.

PROBE……….. [5 marks]
 Which target organization (VHO or VWO, where relevant) are we helping?
 What is its mission?
 Who do they help? (i.e. who is / are their target group/s)
 How do they help their target group/s?
 Why have we chosen to help this organization?

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LIAISE………. [5 marks]
 Have we informed the target organization of the Community Service Programme
expectations laid down in the CD module?
 How would the target organization like us to help them?
 What service / project have we decided to do? (Give a brief description)
 What do we hope to achieve with our service / project?
 What is the time frame for the completion of the service / project?

APPRAISE………. [5 Marks]
 What are some constraints (e.g budget, time, manpower), problems and setbacks
that we may face?
 How do we avoid, minimize or overcome them?

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NEGOTIATE………. [5 marks]
 Which of us will be the group leader?
 What are the roles and duties of the leader and each of the group members?
 What ground rules do we agree to keep to?
 Where, when and how often will we meet?
 How do we intend to record our plans, activities and reflections?
 What evidence can we collect that will be a good indication of what we have done?
 How do we allocate work for the presentation of our service / project to the class?

“Give to the world the best you have,

and the best will come back to you.”

Madeleine Bridges

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B. Post- Service Learning Worksheet

Name: _____________________ Class: ______________

“Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is VERY important that you do it”
Mahatma Gandhi

Please complete the column on the right in the table below:

Target Organization

Nature of Community
Service Rendered
or
Title of Project
Leader

Assistant Leader
Members

You’ve invested a good deal of time and effort in your service / project.

Make the most of it by reflecting on how well your plans were carried out and whether
you and your group members achieved what you had set out to do.

Consider also how it felt to volunteer your services and your time. Was it a satisfying
and meaningful experience? Would you do it again? When and how and with whom?

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Answer the questions below to guide you in your reflections:

1. How did you / you and your group members feel about rendering the service /
working on this project? Why?..........[5 marks]

2. If you could go through your experience again, what would you do differently /
what do you think could have been done better?...........[10 marks]

3. Describe some of the most important lessons that you / you and your group received
from this experience………..[10 marks]

Quality of Softcopy for your presentation………… [5 marks]

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Record of Service Form

Name of Student: ______________________ Class: ______________________________ Student Admission No.: _________

Date Service rendered Name & Address of No. of Name & Signature of Comments, if any, on student’s
Organization Hrs Volunteer work
served Coordinator / CD
Facilitator
(delete accordingly)
Example: Befriending the intellectually disabled MINDS Clementi Day 1 hr Mdm Shafiah Good job!
State Activity Centre Shafiah
day/mth/yr Blk 304 Clementi Ave 4

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