As a very poor developing country, Honduras offers unlimited opportunities for service learning. In one Honduran bicultural school, service learning has taken hold as part of the school's culture. The transformational potential of service learning among privileged children in developing countries is pronounced, as in our case these individuals will likely become the political, economic, and social leaders of Honduras, and will literally shape its future.
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