SEASONING THE HEART OF STUDENTS THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF SERVICE LEARNING (OUTREACH) AT LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI ? A CASE STUDY

The Service Learning (Outreach) at Loyola College, Chennai is an eye-opener for the students to find many harsh realities which still exist in Indian society. It really motivates students to be human. Exposure to the urban realities in the slums of Chennai city makes every student of Loyola College understand the lives of the poor and low strata of society. Exposure to rural villages makes the students to understand the stark naked realities of the rural folk. Intellectual development is constantly taking place through formal learning and teaching in the classroom by their respective teachers, but then classroom teaching could not provide seasoning the heart of students. Therefore, this need is addressed by the Department of Service Learning (Outreach) through its various activities and programmes.