Title: Viva la futbol!
Academic Areas: Spanish, Physical Education
Duration of service: Semester Long
Character Virtues: Civic Virtue and Citizenship
Service Areas: Human Services
Service Learning Project Description:
Spanish students discussed the number of migrant families remaining
in the local area after the growing season has finished and how
the non-migrant community and these families live side-by-side
with little interaction. This prompted students to question how
welcoming the community at large was to Hispanic families in the
area. Students decided to create activities that would purposefully
bring the two communities together.
Goals and Objectives
Academic
Learning Goal: Students will create a useful,
grammatically correct guide for use by local store employees.
Standard: Languages Other Than English, Standard
# 1: Communication Skills
Learning Goal: Students will learn the rules,
regulations and procedures involved in a soccer game.
Standard: Health, Standard #1: Personal Health
and Fitness
Languages Other Than English, Standard #2: Cultural Understanding
Service
Community need: There is a comfortably accepted
divide (on both sides) between the Hispanic and non-Hispanic
population.
Possible Community Partners: Migrant services,
local churches
Objective: Increase the number of Hispanic
people in mainstream community functions.
Objective: Increase the number of non-Hispanic
people in local Hispanic functions.
Character
Virtue: Civic Virtue and Citizenship
Objective: Students will constructively challenge
the community to become more accepting of non-traditional populations.
Key Activities
Key Planning Activities
1. Spanish students will conduct informal observations of interactions
in the community to examine how native Spanish-speakers are treated
in day to day activities.
2. Spanish students will interview migrant families (in Spanish)
to find out what questions they most have when they are out in
the community (for example, where the restrooms are, common words
on menus, etc.). Students will create a sheet with commonly used
Spanish phrases/words and their English interpretations.
3. Phys Ed students will learn the rules, regulations and procedures
involved in the game of soccer. Students will play practice games.
4. Students will contact local soccer teams (both local league
and Hispanic league) to set up additional games.
Key Service Activities
1. Students will distribute Spanish/English phrase sheets to
local businesses. This sheet can be posted near registers and
other spaces where a high number of customer service interactions
occur. Students will also speak to managers (and if asked, employees)
about the importance of communicating with the Hispanic community.
2. Students will sponsor a blended soccer game at the school.
Members of the local and Hispanic soccer teams will join teams
and play exhibition matches on Friday nights (each game will feature
two blended teams with players being randomly drawn for each game).
Students will organize the event as well as help out with logistics
during the game.
Key Reflection Activities
1. (oral) Spanish students will discuss their informal community
observation experiences in small groups to see if others had similar
findings. (This activity can also be extended into journal writing
as well.)
2. (written) Students will write the opening paragraph on the
phrase sheets, detailing why bilingual awareness is important
and resources for people interested in learning how to speak fluent
Spanish.
3. (performance) Students will create posters to advertise the
soccer games.
Demonstration Activity
Students will take time during each soccer game to introduce
the players and explain why the game was created. The welcome
speech will be given by students in both English and Spanish.
The community will also be invited to celebrate with the players
at a pot luck dinner after each game.
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