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22 people are interested
Classroom Volunteer/Literacy Coach
ORGANIZATION: Behind the Book
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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22 people are interested
Volunteer with Behind the Book, a non-profit literacy organization that inspires New York City public school students to explore stories and empower their voices. Through our innovative programs, which are part of the class curricula, accomplished authors visit high-needs pre-K-12 classrooms to guide students in creating their own writing projects based on the theme of the author's book.
You need no experience or training to volunteer. As a writing or research coach, or a field trip chaperone, you'll support and encourage small groups of students as they work on their projects.
Individual workshops run an average of 90 minutes on a school day, usually in the morning (field trips are about 3 hours, including travel time). You may volunteer for any number of workshops in any number of programs, which are scheduled over a few weeks.
Our full slate of programs launches every fall at schools in Brooklyn, lower Manhattan, Harlem, Washington Heights, Inwood, and the Bronx, We'll also offer summer school programs in July and August.
To join our team and receive announcements of programs as they're scheduled, please complete our brief questionnaire at http://www.behindthebook.org/join-us/volunteer/
For more information, visit http://www.behindthebook.org.
More opportunities with Behind the Book
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Behind the Book
Location:
216 West 135th Street, Ground Floor, New York, NY 10030, US
Mission Statement
Behind the Book is a non-profit literacy organization that inspires New York City public school students to love reading. Through our rich, innovative programs, which are part of the class curricula and meet Common Core Learning Standards, accomplished authors visit high-needs pre-K-12 classrooms, where they teach a genre of writing and guide students in creating their own writing projects based on the theme of the author's book. BtB programs have a successful record of building comprehension skills and motivating engaged readers at schools around the city.
Description
Behind the Book is a non-profit literacy organization that brings authors into high-needs New York City public schools to enhance the literacy skills of pre-K-12 students. Our innovative programs are part of the class curricula and and meet Common Core Learning Standards.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
NYC public schoolsUpper & Lower Manhattan, Brooklyn, BronxNew York, NY 10030
DATE POSTED
January 29, 2019
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- 90 minutes per workshop
- Comfortable working with children/youth