长期以来,美国的中小学鼓励学生以多种方式积极参与自愿服务,从个人的自愿者服务,到由学生团体或教师组织的服务项目,再到与课程联系的正式服务项目。教育工作者越来越认识到这些活动对于学生及其生活的社区的重要性。中小学校纷纷将社区服务更紧密地融入学校的课程中,这种做法 For a long time, primary and secondary schools in the United States have encouraged students to actively participate in voluntary services in a variety of ways, from personal volunteer services to service projects organized by student groups or teachers, to formal service programs linked to courses. Educators increasingly recognize the importance of these activities for students and the communities they live in. Primary and secondary schools have integrated community services more closely into school curricula.