▁more ▁effectively ▁with ▁others ▁using ▁technology ▁to ▁access ▁information ▁and ▁evaluate ▁results . ▁Per se ver ance ▁and ▁res ili ence ▁are ▁developed ▁by ▁providing ▁open - ended ▁tasks ▁that ▁require ▁students ▁to ▁generate ▁ideas , ▁explore ▁options , ▁and ▁contin ually ▁rev ise ▁their ▁thinking . ▁ ▁Service ▁learning ▁Frank ford ▁Fri ends ▁School ' s ▁Service ▁Learning ▁program ▁provides ▁the ▁opportunity ▁for ▁students ▁to ▁connect ▁with ▁each ▁other ▁and ▁the ▁people ▁in ▁their ▁communities , ▁to ▁think ▁crit ically ▁about ▁issues ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁about ▁them , ▁and ▁to ▁communicate ▁ideas ▁in ▁a ▁cre ative ▁and ▁appropriate ▁way . ▁Class room ▁teachers , ▁the ▁service ▁learning ▁teacher , ▁and ▁the ▁community , ▁work ▁to ▁fost er ▁a ▁sense ▁of ▁civ ic ▁responsibility ▁in ▁F FS ▁students , ▁provide ▁diverse ▁and ▁practical ▁“ real - world ” ▁experiences ▁for ▁their ▁students , ▁and ▁raise ▁aw aren ess ▁of ▁social ▁justice ▁issues . ▁ ▁Early ▁child hood ▁program ▁Pre - K inder g arten ▁and ▁Kinder g arten ▁students ▁enjoy ▁learning ▁through ▁purpose ful ▁play , ▁construct ive ▁learning ▁activities , ▁information ▁gather ing ▁and ▁wondering . ▁They ▁review ▁skills ▁and ▁concepts ▁in ▁math , ▁liter acy , ▁hand writing , ▁social ▁studies , ▁and ▁science ▁in ▁one - to - one ▁( te acher / student ) ▁or ▁small ▁groups . ▁Class rooms ▁are ▁joy ous ▁places ▁for ▁learning , ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁cent ers ▁for ▁liter acy , ▁science , ▁engineering , ▁manip ulative ▁work , ▁sens ory ▁play , ▁and