“What’s so great about a Learning Community?”

Data show that:

• Learning Communities help students build a support network of peers.
• Learning Communities help bridge the gap between the academic an social dimensions of college.
• Through Learning Communities, students gain a voice in the construction of knowledge. Students, as active participants in the learning process, are encouraged to share ideas and raise questions.

 - Creating Learning Communities; N Shapiro & J Levine, 1999