ALTERNATIVE SPRING BREAK
Issued by
Soka University of America
ASB is a co-curricular service-learning program that promotes lifelong active global citizenship and empowers students to engage with local and global communities through education, service and advocacy across one academic year. Through dialogue, critical reflection, and community engagement, participants begin to understand a variety of social justice issues faced by members of the community they otherwise may have had little or no direct contact.
- Type Validation
- Level Foundational
- Time Months
- Cost N/A
Earning Criteria
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All participants must apply to the ASB program in the Fall semester to be considered for the program.
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Students must commit to volunteering at least 25+ hours of their time throughout the Fall and Spring semesters with our community partners.
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ASB participants are required to attend eight 90-minute seminars across the academic year that discuss a variety of topics. Seminar subjects include but are not limited to: traditional vs. critical service-learning, social justice education, social identities and intersectionality, power and privilege, ethical storytelling, community cultural wealth and other relevant topics.
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Students must complete a 750 word reflection paper that synthesizes what they learned across one year in the program.
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As a final project, students must also plan, prepare, and execute an educational showcase or exhibit that visually illustrates what they learned in ASB that is displayed for the campus community.