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Vision IN-School Science Enrichment Program

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ORGANIZATION: The Jules and Doris Stein UCLA Support Group

  • 4 people are interested

Vision IN-School is a unique science enrichment program designed for 5th - 6th grade students. The JSEI Affiliates curriculum, originally developed by the National Eye Institute (NEI), continues to receive positive reviews from both students and teachers, year after year.

The JSEI Affiliates provide volunteer guest speakers to involve the students in a lively 45 to 60 minute session covering:

  • Anatomy of the eye
  • Mechanics of vision
  • Problems that interfere with vision
  • Eye health and safety, including injury prevention

Presentation will cover illustrating depth perception, optical illusions, and impaired vision and provides interactive learning for the young audience, as does a dissection demonstration using a cow’s eye.

We believe that this program empowers children by giving them knowledge about how their vision work, and providing them tangible ways to protect their eyes. New volunteers will be paired with experienced program volunteers.

Volunteers will have the option of choosing one or both roles:

  1. Presenter or
  2. Dissection demonstrator.
Volunteers must provide their own transportation to and from the schools or we may be able to arrange carpooling from UCLA Stein Eye. No experience is required. Presentations are scheduled around elementary school hours: Monday - Friday mornings and early afternoons.

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About The Jules and Doris Stein UCLA Support Group

Location:

100 Stein Plaza, Rm 3-219, Los Angeles, CA 90095, US

Mission Statement

The Jules and Doris Stein UCLA Support Group was established in 1990 as a broad-based volunteer network to serve the Jules Stein Eye Institute’s three tiered curriculum of research, education, and patient care. The goal of the Support Group is to "provide the best possible vision for every person." Four integrated programs were created to meet this ambitious goal: Vision Education Patient Services Community Relations Research Support Over the years, the Institute have built a collection of diverse and far-reaching programs to serve the Greater Los Angeles community.

Description

Through its faculty, staff and volunteers, the Stein Eye Institute engages in a broad spectrum of public service and outreach activities. Faculty members serve as advisors, consultants and representatives to a wide range of professional and community organizations and associations. The Jules and Doris Stein UCLA Support Group, a network of volunteers, conducts diverse and far-reaching programs to promote vision education and patient care in schools and the community.

CAUSE AREAS

Children & Youth
Education & Literacy
Health & Medicine
Children & Youth, Education & Literacy, Health & Medicine

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.

DATE POSTED

January 16, 2018

SKILLS

  • Math / Science Instruction
  • Research
  • Teaching / Instruction
  • Storytelling
  • General Education
  • Environmental Science

GOOD FOR

N/A

REQUIREMENTS

  • Driver's License Needed
  • Background Check
  • Orientation or Training
  • 20 hours annually

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