SERVICE LEARNING PROJECT IDEAS
DISCIPLINE
Archeology
Architecture
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Arts
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Biology/Botany
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Business
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PROJECT
Catalog artifacts at local museum
Study local cemeteries for genealogy
society/organization
Help excavate possible burial sites
Help the local poor with home
improvement projects
Design a corner of a playground or
gathering spot
Design a community center for senior
citizens
Renovate a community site
Assist with optional emergency housing
Working with children on art projects
and/or teach them new artistic skills and
techniques
Provide music lessons for after school
programs or community centers
Partner with a museum, shopping mall,
school, or different nonprofit agencies and
have them display work of students
Find open space to create a community
mural
Volunteer at art galleries and/or theatres
Develop a short theater presentation for
schools
Tutor students in any of the arts
Present free concerts, plays, dances for
the elderly, community centers, or public
schools
Design murals at local schools or parks
Help create a logo for a nonprofit
Work with teachers to develop school
gardens
Work with neighborhoods to develop
community gardens
Conduct classes in senior centers about
the caring of plants
Assist neighborhoods to safely eradicate
pests
Provide educational materials for parents
about eradicating pests
Volunteer at nature centers as guides or
provide presentations
Organize workshops on how to start a
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Chemistry
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Communications
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Computer science/technology
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small business
Provide counseling and/or individual
planning for new small businesses
Assist non-profit agencies with auditing
and other financial issues
Create a marketing plan for a non-profit
agency
Create a 501 (c)3
Create business plans for students
Develop a consumer hotline
Help agencies develop ways to supervise,
monitor, and support their volunteer staff
Assist in a stop meth use campaign
Publish information about hazards of
drugs, alcohol, and nicotine for a school
Create a drug hotline
Monitor pollutants in your community
Support chemical/poison recycling
projects (marketing campaign)
Participate in residential water testing for
homes and wells
Create a public awareness campaign for
non-profit organization
Produce digital stories and documenting
aspects of the local communities
Design logos, brochures, or newsletters for
nonprofit agency
Help a local news organization design a
weekly community service program
Work with public access television station
and do public service announcements
Design an online workshop for children on
community issues/concerns
Design a newsletter on an issue that
concerns your class
Help write a community newspaper
produced by school children
Work with teachers to help students
master various computer skills
Establish a computer
rehabilitation/recycling program
Fix donated computers and give them to
low-income students
Create a public service announcement
Create website for non-profit agencies
Provide training/workshops for senior
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Criminal justice
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Economics
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Education
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centers or community centers
Develop computerized learning modules
for students
Design promotional videos and/or social
media for non-profit agencies
Work with local library and run minicomputer literacy workshops
Help nonprofit create and maintain a
database
Create an educational computer game
Develop a strategic plan for information
systems management for a nonprofit
agency
develop community workshops on legal
rights
assist victims of crime and abused women
and children
create crime-prevention brochures
develop a conflict-management program
within the community
Produce materials for low-income families
to help with their finances
Plan an fundraising event for a non-profit
agency
Do a comparative survey on food prices at
local stores and publish a pamphlet
advising community members of the best
prices for certain products
Provide workshops for low-income
families on budget planning
Create a work referral project to help
teens find jobs
Provide training/workshops for
unemployed individuals to help with
employment skills
Bring senior citizens and elementary
school children together for a mentoring
program
Develop a grandparent program for
schools
Work with low-income child care center
teachers on how to create lesson plans
Implement after-school activities at a
school, community center, etc.
Plan and organize a Teacher Appreciation
Day
Provide child care or elder care for those
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Engineering
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English/journalism
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attending school events and/or job
interviews
Develop literacy programs and adulteducation programs in community
centers/senior centers
Organize educational programs for
inmates
Provide educational workshops for
inmates
Participate in language-acquisition
programs for immigrants/refugees
Tutor children
Organize a book drive
Help immigrants with basic tasks and
community education
Create a refugee garden
Create an after-school tutoring program at
a community center
Work with local school board and do a
community needs assessment on
education
Publish material for high school students
to help them prepare for first year of
college
Create playground equipment for children
with disabilities
Create inexpensive playground equipment
for different countries in need
Create playground activities/equipment
with natural resources in different
countries
Create walkers for the elderly
Create wheelchairs for those with
disabilities in different countries
Design better shower assistance for elderly
Work with different countries to design
efficient waste disposal, compost makers,
solar energy panels, etc.
Work with local architects or the architect
department to help design community
gathering spots
Assist with schools on their robotic
programs
Design educational toys for low-income
children
Help nonprofit create and/or sustain
newsletter
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Environmental studies
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Tape-record/digital record books for those
that are visually impaired
Help write grant proposals
Work with senior citizens to document
their stories and then donate stories to
local library or give to local school
Volunteer to judge a school essay contest
Help create history day activity
Help create science fair day
Read to children in schools
Write articles for community and/or
school publications
help school children write their own books
and then donate those books to a local
children’s hospital
create an educational workbook for
students
organize letter writing campaigns
create an adult-literacy projects
create brochures and fundraising material
for non-profit agencies
conduct surveys of air quality at schools
and community centers
experiment with water samples from local
lake or river to study possible pollutants
clean up a stream bed, marshlands,
neighborhood blight areas, or roadsides
beautify a park
create a small park in neighborhoods
restore nature trails
remove non-indigenous plants
develop bike lanes and/or walking trials
develop a brochure on low impact hiking
and camping
work with local nurseries to plan a “Plant a
Tree Day”
organize a neighborhood clean-up day,
campus clean-up days, or school clean-up
day
develop a kiosk for nature trails
work with the community on erosion
control and habitat management
compile lists of flora and fauna in your
area
do a study on community traffic patterns
develop brochures on lead poisoning
Ethnic studies
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Geography
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Geology
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Health and recreation
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History
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organize ethnic awareness days
tutor people whose second language is
English
study the different needs of the diverse
cultures in your community
organize a festival honoring cultural
diversity
create neighborhood maps
conduct community planning studies or
provide geographic information systems
(GIS) assistance to community groups or
governmental agencies
conduct an assessment study for a
downtown revitalization project
create website or material detailing the
various geographical locations of specific
stores, agencies, parks, and other public
places
present special units on geology at local
schools
organize and conduct geological field
excursions for children, senior citizens, or
disabled persons
prepare geology displays
conduct geologic studies for government
or community group
organize a community health fair
work with schools on documenting dental,
vision, and auditory needs of students
plan health and nutritional activities for
after-school programs
create a fitness program for senior citizens
create a fitness program for lowincome/homeless
create a fitness program for obese
children
create a fitness program for those with
disabilities
create a program on “health mental
health” for high school students
document the history of town (key
individuals)
plan a community parade or a tour of
historic buildings
collect data on historical sites in your area
have students “adopt a grandparent” and
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Kinesiology
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Languages
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Mathematics
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Music
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Philosophy
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Physics
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learn their history
publish a journal that highlights the
uniqueness of your community
set up events and workshops to teach the
community about its history
work with children to help them discover
the history of their own families
teach sport skills clinics in community
centers
develop an annual Body Awareness Fair
teach aerobics, calisthenics or general
fitness for hospitals, senior citizen centers,
nursing homes or community
organizations
help with Special Olympics
work with immigrants to teach them with
the English language
volunteer as a translator
translate community material into several
languages appropriate for your particular
community
translate English books into different
languages
tutor students
provide tax preparation assistance for
elderly and poor
document the indigenous music of your
community
organize a concert performed by children
or for children
develop music therapy program for
children and/or elderly
create musical performances at
community centers
provide recitals as senior centers and
retirement communities
raise funds to purchase instruments for
children from low-income children
provide music lessons
create a neighborhood band for children
help students think about social reform
and cultural diversity
provide moral consideration workshops
develop a website for a religious
congregation
develop devices that help the elderly with
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Political science
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Psychology
Social work
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Sociology
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Speech
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Veterinary care
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Women studies
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day-to-day activities
create solar heating systems for nonprofit
organizations
tutor high school students
organize a community star-gazing
excursion
organize a voter registration drive
work with local politicians on various
issues
organize a fair to help people better
understand the politics of their community
educate children about democracy and
voting
establish a crisis hotline
create a peer counseling program
create a handbook for suicide
become a Court Appointed Special
Advocate (CASA)
create an educational brochure for the
elderly
research the status and/or needs of
welfare recipients
create an awareness program on hoarding
create an awareness program on child
neglect
create a clothing drive (coats, business
outfits, etc.)
research community needs and publish
your reports
study the homeless in your community
and create programs to help them
work with immigrants to preserve their
heritage
volunteer to help students prepare for
high school speech contests
judge school debates or speeches at
schools
develop programs in schools to teach
children about animals
put together a daycare center for pets
create a crisis hotline for animals
create a foster program
gather clothes and toiletry items for
women in need
develop a crisis hotline for women only
research employment opportunities for
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women
help educate women about opportunities
in math and science
organize a back-to-work program for single
mothers
provide workshops on interviewing,
business attire, etc.