a) Foundations of  Service Learning overview (FOSL)

“Community as Partner”
 This 1-day course is for students who want to organize Community Involvement Programme (CIP) programmes.  It focuses on sustainable community partnership, service and learning design, and ethics of community engagement.   A values-based approach to Service-Learning is emphasized.

b)  Service Learning Facilitation Skills (SLF)

“Facilitation as Dialogue”
This 1-day peer facilitator course introduces basic skills of facilitation for student leaders – an “adaptive” approach is adopted.    Students also learn about project and group management skills.

c)   International Service-Learning for Leaders and Facilitators

This 5-day partially residential course aims to provide the leader and facilitator with the necessary background information and skills to plan and organise a YEP trip.  There are opportunities to practice facilitation skills through activities designed for direct application within the overseas expedition setting. The course is recognised by the National Youth Council. 

d)  Community Leader Programme (CLP)

“Youth As Community Advocates”
This 3-day residential programme provides student leaders with the knowledge, skills and network to be community advocates for a social issue that they feel strongly about. 

e) Raffles Community Leader Forum (RCLF)

The annual Raffles Community Leaders Forum aims to provide a platform for youths to gather and collectively engage in specific community issues through facilitated discussions, community interaction and dialogue sessions. It aims to encourage advocacy work and youth activism, harnessing the spirit, creativity and dynamism of youths to play an active part in their communities.

f) International Service-Learning Electives (ISLEs)

“World As Family”
To better tap the educational potential of Youth Expedition Project (YEP),  RCEL has developed the year-long ISLEs programme which includes 30 hours of classroom sessions.  ISLEs provides for better preparation, focuses on social issues rather than charity, and helps students have a deeper understanding of community development issues, governance and society.  The inaugural ISLEs programme starts in February 2007.