Member: Not concerned with his or her role in social problems.
Volunteer: Well-intentioned but not well-educated about social issues.
Conscientious Citizen: Concerned with discovering root causes: Asks why?
Active Citizen: Community becomes a priority in values and life choices.
Pre-break Transformation: Prepare students for on-site experience and provide basic education about site-specific social issues.
Education, oriented and training
Pre-break service
Preflection: Goals and expectations
Icebreakers and group building
On-break Transformation: Encourage participants to look critically at the root causes of social issues and challenge participants to evaluate the role they can play in the community.
Strong, direct service
Ongoing education
Community involvement
Daily reflection tied to service
Post-break Transformation: Help participants find avenues for continued community involvement and support participants efforts to take the next action steps.
Reorientation
Continued education
Reflection about reentry process
Post-break service
Challenges to make life choices that benefit the community
