Five fourth-year students of the Degree in Political Science and Public Management at the Rey Juan Carlos University have carried out a service-learning activity with third-year ESO students from IES Carlos III, a public institute in San Blas (Students: Marcos Caballero de Mingo, Enrique del Olmo Chelle, Eneko Ramón Eizaguirre, Miguel Román Conde, and David Valero Regalón). Service Learning is an active methodology that combines academic learning with community service. The evaluable activity, which is part of the subject Public Policies in Spain, has been carried out by professor Mercedes Alda Fernández, professor responsible for the subject Public Policies in Spain. Active learning was related to climate and energy policies, one of the topics of the subject. The students have worked with each other and with the teacher for about two months outside of regular class hours through different tools provided by the Virtual Classroom and in person in the classroom.

The result has been a presentation on “Politics, Climate and Energy” (as the policy students have defined it), and some didactic activities. The final intervention lasted two hours and took place in the Institute's Assembly Hall. The third-year ESO students have calculated their ecological footprint and have carried out a final Kahoot that has served to review and evaluate what they have learned. The ESO students have actively participated and have shown interest and curiosity about the topic.

The service-learning activity has been an enriching experience for both university students and ESO students. In addition, it has been an opportunity for collaboration between the University and the IES, which despite not having many resources, has an enthusiastic and dedicated staff that welcomes initiatives that benefit its students.