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6 people are interested
ESL Tutors and Other Volunteers Needed!
ORGANIZATION: English At Large
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6 people are interested
English At Large is a private, non-profit volunteer-based organization that provides one-to-one tutoring in ESOL and English conversation groups for immigrant and refugee adults. Our service area includes 21 towns in Eastern Massachusetts.
We are currently looking for Volunteer One-to-One Tutors and Conversation Group Facilitators. You don't need previous teaching experience. You don't need to know another language. Training is provided.
ONE-TO-ONE TUTORS
As a tutor with English At Large, you will be:
- Trained in a 9-hour workshop series before your first meeting with your student.
- Matched with adult student in your area.
- Encouraged to work with your student for 2-3 hours per week, always in a public place-- usually a library. (You and your student will agree on time and place.)
- Provided with ongoing learning opportunities and access to the English At Large lending library
- Rewarded with the satisfaction that comes from making a very real difference in the life of another adult.
CONVERSATION GROUP FACILITATOR
Volunteers facilitate weekly conversation groups of 8 to 12 high-intermediate to advanced level speakers. These groups are not classes, rather they are casual meetings where learners build confidence while speaking.
Contact English At Large to learn more:
781-395-2374 or irene@englishatlarge.org
www.EnglishAtLarge.org
More opportunities with English At Large
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About English At Large
Location:
800 West Cummings Park, STE 5550, Woburn, MA 01801, US
Mission Statement
English At Large is a nonprofit that provides individual and small group instruction through a volunteer network to adult immigrants and other newcomers who want to acquire English language skills as they adapt to life in the United States. Our vision is that newcomers to the United States will develop the langauge skills and cultural knowledge needed to fully engage in their communities and fulfill their life goals.
Description
A small organization with a big impact!
Lexington resident Mildred Gilman founded English At Large in 1970 as a volunteer-based organization. Since then, the organization has grown to serve 21 communities and has helped more than 10,000 local adult learners. Supported by a small professional staff, hundreds of trained volunteers deliver our five programs: one-to-one English tutoring, group conversation practice, basic English and citizenship classes, and online learning.
Our tutors receive training and ongoing support. They deliver customized individual and small-group instruction targeted to each student's goals. They come from an array of backgrounds, and they share a commitment to student success.
Other volunteers work in the office, write learner success stories, help with fundraising and serve on our board and committees.
Our students come from around the world. Their ambitions are varied. Their accomplishments are real. They are gaining citizenship, finding work, and reading a book in English to a child for the first time. They are changing their lives.
Our supporters make everything possible. They include Massachusetts Department of Education, Acton-Boxborough United Way, Lenny Zakim Fund, Cummings Foundation and an array of businesses, associations, and individual contributors.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
In 21 communities north and west of BostonMedford, MA 02155
DATE POSTED
April 16, 2014
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