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Berkeley Middle School Coaching Opportunity
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Join our team of trained volunteers who work online with middle school students on writing assignments in Berkeley classrooms. WriterCoach Connection provides virtual in-school support with hundreds of trained volunteer coaches working one coach with two students on their writing assignments in Longfellow Middle school.
Our coaches will be working this school year (2021-2022 with Berkeley middle-schoolers to help:
- Build writing proficiency
- Develop critical thinking skills
- Nurture academic confidence
You don't have to be a writer or teacher to volunteer! Our free trainings provide the strategies you'll need to be a terrific coach.
Sign up for an orientation at: https://www.writercoachconnection.org/coach-volunteer
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About WriterCoach Connection
Location:
2320 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA 94704, US
Mission Statement
WriterCoach Connection connects trained, caring volunteer coaches with middle and high school students to engage, encourage and inspire them to think more critically and write more skillfully. Our vision is that all students discover the power and richness of their own voices and learn to communicate their ideas with clarity and confidence to enable them to participate successfully in personal and academic challenges, career options and community conversations.
Description
WriterCoach Connection was founded in 2001 in Berkeley, CA. We are celebrating our 20th anniversary and to date, we have coached a total of 37,457 students and recruited and trained 4,477 dedicated volunteer coaches, averaging a yearly coaching corp of 250 volunteers.
Writing is a core literacy skill, and students who have the confidence to express their thoughts clearly, powerfully and skillfully are better equipped to navigate their academic, professional and personal journeys. Yet, many schools lack the resources to provide differentiated, individualized writing instruction. This is where WriterCoach Connection (WCC) comes in. Our ten-week critical thinking and writing program provides individualized coaching to middle school students attending underfunded public schools in Alameda and West Contra Costa counties at no cost to the students.
We intentionally partner with schools based on an equity model. Our sliding scale program fee is based on each school’s free and reduced price meal (FRPM) level to acknowledge the economic disparities from school to school. And to ensure equity and inclusion in the classroom, every student participates in the coaching program.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Online coaching forLongfellow Middle SchoolBerkeley, CA 94705
DATE POSTED
November 10, 2021
SKILLS
- Mentoring
- Literacy / Reading
- Reading / Writing
- Tutoring
- Youth Services
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- 1.5 to 2.5 hours a week
- There is no special expertise required. We provide all the training you need to be a terrific coach!