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37 people are interested
ELL Teacher or Teaching Assistant
ORGANIZATION: 8th & College Connections
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37 people are interested
Our program is well established in the community and has been ongoing in the same location since 2001. We offer 5 levels of English classes: Basic, Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, and Level 4. All course levels use the Ventures English Language Learning series books and are provided to students for free!
Our classes are set up with one teacher and one assistant on Tuesdays, and a different teacher and assistant on Thursdays. Teachers and teaching assistants volunteer from 5:45 PM to 8 PM in a specific classroom so they develop a relationship with the students and understand what their needs are. The lead teachers have a teacher's manual and communicate to the lead teacher for the following class where the class left off, and what issues the class encountered, if any.
Students can register and begin class at any point in the semester, and may take the same level course as many times as they need. Students may also change course levels at any point in the semester, if they need to be challenged or need to review material from a lower course level.
Most of our volunteers have been with us for several years, some more than that. Our lead teachers have been with the program for many years, some for almost a decade!
1 Shift
- evening / 05:45 PM to 08:00 PM
- NONE OF THESE TIMES WORK FOR ME, BUT I CAN STILL HELP
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About 8th & College Connections
Location:
1548 8th Street, Des Moines, IA 50314, US
Mission Statement
Eighth & College Connections, together with our River Bend neighborhood, seeks to create community in our extremely diverse neighborhood by generating, promoting and supporting programs and projects that bring together people of different ethnic racial, religious and language backgrounds, of varying ages, economic backgrounds, sexual orientations and any other differences which divide us. The ELL program, a project of Eighth & College Connections, is a multicultural, multilingual community that welcomes all people who wish to expand their English skills and form friendships across social barriers in order to enrich their lives and help shape a deeper and more welcoming community.
Description
Our primary project is English classes in four levels for immigrant and refugee adults, with a free childcare program to allow parents with children to attend. We emphasize relationship building between volunteers and students. We also have a community garden project and collaborate on a prison van project to enable neighbors to visit relatives and loved ones in distant state prisons.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Trinity Las Americas UMC1548 8th StreetDes Moines, IA 50314
DATE POSTED
October 24, 2023
SKILLS
- Mentoring
- Literacy / Reading
- Adult Education
- Teaching / Instruction
- English as a Secondary Language (ESL)
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Orientation or Training
- 2.5 hours per week, from: September through the end of December and/or January through the end of May.
- Speaking a second language very helpful but not required.