另类春假
从仆人式领导到社会正义
The 另类春假 immersion program is an opportunity for students to explore the concepts of servant leadership and social justice — specifically around issues of poverty, 无家可归和社会经济地位.
2024年3月16日- 23日
印第安纳波利斯,印第安纳州
从3月16日到23日, the 2024 另类春假 immersion program will be in 印第安纳波利斯,印第安纳州, 连续第14年. Students will engage in hands-on service projects and discuss issues of servant leadership and social justice with 印第安纳州polis organization leaders. 另类春假 partner sites have included Horizon House, 玛丽里格社区中心, 大印第安纳波利斯的人类栖息地, 姐妹之圈基金会, 拾荒者食物银行, 印第安纳之心与手, 普罗维登斯克里斯多雷高中, 重建长城和惠勒宣教事工.
The immersion program costs $285 which covers all meals, travel, lodging, and all materials required. This program selects it's 20 student participants based on the application below. 申请不保证参加. Additionally, it is worth all 30 hours of service-learning.
Applications for the 2024 immersion program will open in September 2023. Interested students can apply below, and will be notified about the status of their application.
The phrase "servant leadership" was coined by Robert K. Greenleaf in 1970, in an essay that launched the modern servant leadership movement. Greenleaf wrote that "the servant-leader is servant first ... with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first. 然后，有意识的选择使人渴望成为领导者. That person is sharply different from one who is leader first, perhaps because of the need to assuage an unusual power drive or to acquire material possessions. The difference manifests itself in the care taken by the servant-first to make sure that other people's highest priority needs are being served."
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What was the most valuable component of this 另类春假 immersion program?
I feel very motivated after this experience to start taking on a servant leadership role and continue in that role for the rest of my life. I know that if I can affect others’ lives and they in turn affect others’ lives that I can make a true contribution to social justice.
那里的人和事都很棒. I had a great immersion program and enjoyed every minute of it.
Servant leadership has taught me personal responsibility for myself and the duty I have to serve others. 另类春假 has forever changed my outlook on what is personal wealth.
I now appreciate what I have much more than I used to. This immersion program put a new perspective on my life and makes me want to continue to help others.
I’ve always had a passion for helping others and this has motivated me to keep doing what I do, 甚至更多.
我找到了我生命中缺失的东西. I want to change the way I help people so that it’s more beneficial to them, 不只是暂时的解决办法. This immersion program taught me ways I could do that.
I have an immensely greater appreciation for everyone as a whole, for who they are and the situation other people face.
I have learned how important it is to use the privilege that I’ve been given to help other people in need and that life is far too short to not spend time making a difference in other people’s lives.
The most valuable component of the immersion program was the combination of the group and the work that we did. We formed incredible bonds through helping others and it was truly an incredible experience.
My attitude towards leadership and its relevance has been solidified and my perspective towards homelessness and poverty has deepened. We were exposed to people and things that most aren’t and it was powerful to see our world in new ways.
I have learned about servant leadership and how to use my leadership skills to better help others without myself in mind.
The service projects themselves were absolutely the most valuable, for so many reasons! 为了友情, 该活动, 的灵感, the practical application of concepts and the establishment of relationships through work.
I have learned that servant leadership is attainable for anyone, even someone who is quiet and doesn’t fit the typical leader image. Also, I’ve learned that healing is real and it is possible for people to undergo true transformation. I’ve seen it on this immersion program and that has been wonderfully uplifting.
Having 17 new best friends who want to be servant leaders similar to me. I love that we bonded really well and used our talents to help each other grow while helping others in need.
小组互动. 这些记忆在一起是惊人的.
The most valuable component was the variety of sites we volunteered at. Giving back to people is important and there are people everywhere that need our help. Being able to volunteer in different places helped develop me and change my outlook of the world.
Honestly one of the most valuable components of this immersion program was the experience of being with 20 random strangers in a small cabin in the middle of nowhere for a week. I have never been more moved/inspired by a group of people who aspire to make the world better any way they can.