Share your love of reading with a student!
ORGANIZATION: Boston Partners in Education
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Boston Partners in Education is looking for volunteers for our Power Lunch program in the Dorchester and South Boston areas.
Volunteers work one-on-one with students in kindergarten through third grade for an hour per week during the student’s lunch period. During the session you will read and discuss books with the student, enhance their reading skills with some educational games, and, most importantly, form a lasting bond over reading.
Boston Partners in Education provides training and mentoring to help facilitate a happy and successful match. We are required by the Boston Public Schools to run a CORI/SORI background check on each potential volunteer; this background check is run at no cost to you.
To apply for this opportunity, please visit: http://bostonpartners.org/get-involved/volunteer-application/ . Be sure to write "Power Lunch" in the Additional Comments section!
Student/Volunteer matches are made based on your preferences:
Location
Time of day
Day of the week
Grade level
Ready to make a difference in the lives of Boston Public School students?
For more information about Power Lunch, please contact Winnie Carter at wcarter@bostonpartners.org, or by phone at 617-451-6145.
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About Boston Partners in Education
Location:
192 South Street, Ste. 600, Boston, MA 02111, US
Mission Statement
Boston Partners in Education enhances the academic achievement and nurtures the growth of Boston's public school students by providing them with focused, individualized in-school volunteer support. With the commitment and involvement of the entire community, all students in Boston will develop the skills, self-confidence and motivation to recognize and achieve their full potential.
Description
Boston Partners in Education has been supporting teachers and students in Boston Public Schools for over 50 years. Our trained volunteers serve as academic mentors to help students gain the skills, self-confidence, and motivation they need to succeed in school and in life.
Our academic mentors are community members who volunteers in pre K-12 classrooms in the Boston Public Schools (BPS). Mentors offer support in any subject area, though we focus on ELA and math for grades K-8. They commit to spending the year with the same student, or small group of students, every week for an hour a week during the school day. Ideally, the match stays together over the course of a few years, thus forming a bond that goes beyond academics.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
44 Farnsworth St 7th FLBostonBoston, MA 02210
DATE POSTED
April 12, 2017
SKILLS
- Mentoring
- Literacy / Reading
- Math / Science Instruction
- STEM
- English as a Secondary Language (ESL)
- General Education
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- Meet with student(s) 1-2 hour(s) every week
- Consistency throughout entire school year