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Brian MacHarg
Director of Service Learning

Eckerd College
4200 54th Avenue South
St. Petersburg, FL 33711

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Service Learning

Service Learning

Office of Service-Learning

Spring Break 2013

Download Spring Break 2013 Registration Form

Iceland - Head up to 66° north to volunteer at the beautiful Skaftafell National Forest. Volunteers will do trail maintenance in the beautiful Icelandic cold.

Belize - Engage in community development in this English-speaking Central American country.

Puerto Rico - This group will work with an amazing environmental/sustainability organization in the jungle. Come practice your Spanish!

Costa Rica 1 (Saige and Tyler) - Help out the environment by assisting at a preserve in the mountains of this beautiful country.

Costa Rica 2 (Annie and Evan) - Work with rescued animals in a wildlife sanctuary not far from San Jose.

Florida Keys - Perform coral restoration in one of the most beautiful parts of our state.

Ecuador - Work alongside locals in an indigenous community in the rain forest.

Dominican Republic - Join Prof. Yani Agulo-Cano and the student co-leader to help a local community in economic development.

Virginia - Volunteer at the Natural Tunnel State Park in this beautiful state in springtime!

Nicaragua - Volunteer at a preserve/wildlife sanctuary/zoo in a small community beyond Managua.

El Salvador - Volunteer to help former soldiers working toward peace and reconciliation in Suchitoto.

Orlando, FL - Spend the week helping to give disabled children an amusement park-experience at Give Kids the World.

Guatemala - Come work for ARCAS, an animal sanctuary rehabilitating jungle species.

St. Petersburg, FL - Volunteer in town during spring break and spend nights in your own bed!

US Virgin Islands - Engage in environmental service in the beautiful Caribbean.

Mexico - Volunteer with an organization providing health and medical care to local residents in the Yucatan.

Panama - Work with children at an orphanage near Panama City.

If you missed the February 4th meeting, please review the
Spring Break Service Information Session summary (PDF).

Notes from the Field

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The service-learning student interns are increasing service involvement at Eckerd, becoming successful service leaders and helping students create a community around the values and challenges of servant-leadership.

Service Learning Profiles

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Read individual profiles of how involvement with Eckerd Service Learning changed the lives of current students and alumni.  Learn more.