- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
Makerspace Enthusiast
ORGANIZATION: Bay State Learning Center
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
Bay State Learning Center (BSLC) Makerspace Enthusiast
BSLC in Dedham is seeking a volunteer who enjoys kids, has patience, is fun and conscientious, and loves to tinker. The ideal candidate would have good organizational skills they would apply towards two main goals.
1. Set up and enforce a skills gradient/leveling system for use of the tools and equipment.2. Planning and executing an activity once a week along with hosting classes to educate interested students on the use of the tools/equipment.
There is the potential for this to become a paid position.Bay State offers 10-18 year old students a customized education. We are a non-coercive environment where kids choose their classes. We as the adults are considered "guide on the side" providing deeper knowledge, access to information, and ways to increase their learning based on their interests and passions.
Come help teens make things of utility. Go to http://www.baystatelearning.org/ for more information about our learning center or call us at 781-355-6575.
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About Bay State Learning Center
Location:
45 Bullard Street, Dedham, MA 02026, US
Mission Statement
Bay State Learning Cooperative is a non-coercive learning environment for students ages 10-19. We do not have grades, tests, or specific curricular requirements. At Bay State Learning Center we think that the best and most lasting kind of learning is self-directed learning. At BSLC each student has the opportunity to work with a mentor to design a specialized learning program to fit his or her own needs, strengths, and interests. In addition to personalized support and a regular schedule of optional classes, BSLC provides a safe, comfortable environment where students can work, socialize, and thrive free of the coercion and pressure of traditional school.
Description
BSLC serves all kinds of students from successful straight A students who are bored or uninspired, to students who struggle with the imposed structure of school, to students who are disengaged and uninterested in standardized course work. Some want a better outlet for their creative ambitions and others have a specific area or discipline they want to focus on but find that the demands of school displace their interests. BSLC is for kids who need an open, flexible environment where they can find the security and freedom to succeed without irrelevant demands, arbitrary standardization, and institutional uniformity. Students like this can learn more and significantly improve their lives by leaving traditional school behind, and BSLC can provide them the opportunity to do so.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
45 Bullard StDedham, MA 02026
DATE POSTED
September 19, 2019
SKILLS
- Electronics
- Painting
- Robotics
- Pottery
- Knitting
- Sewing
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- 5 - 20 hours per week (but negotiable)