High Impact Practices Student Showcase Fall 2025

Sharing God's Work and Growing in Faith: A Service Learning Journey at Nativity Catholic Church

Sharing God's Work and Growing in Faith: A Service Learning Journey at Nativity Catholic Church

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Course Code

LDR

Course Number

3215

Faculty/Instructor

Dr. Virginia Koch

Faculty/Instructor Email

Virginia.Koch@ucf.edu

About the Author

My name is Emily Silva and I am a Sophomore at the University of Central Florida studying to become an architect. This semester I completed my service learning at my local church, Nativity Catholic Church in Florida, working alongside Miss. Lorelei and Mrs. Silva who teach the 4th and 5th graders on different days for the Faith Formation program.

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Today, the church views a lack of faith within the younger generation as a primary issue. One way that we have tackled this issue for years is through educating children from their youth about their faith. This helps them have a deeper understanding of their faith along with giving them friends to grow in their faith with. As an assistant teacher volunteer for the Wednesday and Sunday Faith Formation classes for 4th and 5th graders at Nativity Catholic Church in Florida, my role was to support the parish’s mission of nurturing the children's spiritual growth. My activities included assisting with lessons, organizing small group discussions, preparing classroom materials, and planning class activities. Through this I have learned to be more adaptable, committed, and collaborate more efficiently.

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Service Learning HIP Church

Sharing God's Work and Growing in Faith: A Service Learning Journey at Nativity Catholic Church


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