COMMUNITY SERVICES AND ITS VALUES
Edu Delight Tutors
Subject : Civic Education
Term : First Term
Week: Week 4
Class : SSS 1
Previous lesson : MEANING OF JUSTICE AND SELFLESSNESS
Topic : COMMUNITY SERVICES AND ITS VALUES
Behavioural objectives : At the end of the lesson, the pupils should be able
- to explain community services
- express the needs for community services
- mention the values of community services
Instructional Materials :
Wall charts
Pictures
Related Online Video
Flash Cards
Methods of Teaching :
Class Discussion
Group Discussion
Asking Questions
Explanation
Role Modelling
Role Delegation
Reference Materials :
Scheme of Work
Online Information
Textbooks
Content
What is Community Services
Community Service is a voluntary service or activates that is performed by someone or a group of people for the benefit of the public or its institutions. Community Services performed by youth are also seen as youth service. Youth service is intended to strengthen young people’s sense of civic engagement. This may help them to achieve their educational, developmental and social goals.
Community service is designed to improve the quality of life for community residents or schools. Community service can occur in such fields as health care, education, social services, welfare, crime prevention and control, community improvement etc.
Examples of Community services that may be performed by individuals, Youths or Groups of Individuals For Improved Quality lives of Everybody In The Society Are
- Baby sitting during PTA meeting
- Call to prayers when it is time to pray
- Collect unused makeup to donate to domestic violence shelters.
- Walk kids home from school.
- Rake leaves for an elderly neighbor.
- Mow your neighbor’s lawn.
- Donation old useful books to public library
- Offer dog-walking services.
- If you know another language, be a translator at parent-teacher conferences.
- Foster a shelter animal.
- Take and donate photos during community events.
- Donate blood (if you’re at least 18, or 21 with parental consent).
- Contact your reps about local issues
- Cleaning of the drainage system
- Making the street cleaner by helping members of LAWNA to clean the street by sweeping
EXAMPLES OF COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIASTIONS
1. Lions and Lioness Club
2. Red Cross society
3. Boys Scout Organisation
4. Girls Guide
5. Nigerian national Volunteer Service (NNVS)
6. United Nations Volunteer Programme (UNVP)
BENEFITS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE TO NEGERIANS
a. Support and Opportunities:- They are held in high esteem by the people and seen as responsible youths.
b. Self-Efficacy:-The provider of the service gets self-efficacy. The provider believes that he has the ability of doing something that can produce the good or right result.
c. Personal skills:- Community service develops personal skills of individuals. These skills include self-esteem, leadership skills, sense of community and prestige.
d. Available amenities:- The community gains services and resources that would not have been available to them. The members feel happy and appreciative of the facility provided for them.
Presentation :
The Topic is presented step by step
Step 1 : The class teacher revises the previous topic
Step 2 : The class teacher introduces the new topic
Step 3 : The class teacher allows the students to give their own contributions and he or she corrects them when the needs arise
Evaluation
- What is community service
- List five examples of community service
- Write out four importance of justice
- List four importance of selflessness
- Mention four organizations that provide community service in Nigeria
- Write out four Nigerians that showed selflessness
- Explaining four benefits of Community Youth Service
Conclusion
The subject teacher gives out a short comprehensive note of the topic and he or she does the necessary marking
