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If you like to drive and want to give back to your community, this is the opportunity for you. Wizard's Wardrobe is a free after-school literacy tutoring program in the South End of Albany, N.Y. that is looking for one or two volunteers to drive a 12-passenger van (we provide the van) to pick up elementary students at Albany School of Humanities (ASH) on Whitehall Road in Albany to transport them to the Wizard's Wardrobe in downtown Albany.
Pick-up at ASH is at 2:30 PM on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. No special license is needed. Volunteers would need to provide a valid driver's license with a clean driving record and proof of auto insurance. Volunteers would also need to pass a background and reference check.
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About SOUTH END NEIGHBORHOOD TUTORS
Location:
PO BOX 61, ALBANY, NY 12201, US
Mission Statement
Connecting elementary school children with caring and dedicated tutors, our one-on-one tutoring program enhances literacy, fosters creativity, and supplements classroom learning in the South End of Albany. Reading is essential *** One-on-one tutoring works *** Every child has worth
Description
After tutoring within a nearby elementary school for several years, a number of us decided to do more and started an after-school tutoring program located about a block east of the elementary school 3 1/2 years ago. The school is located in a low-income neighborhood and the only 13% of the children in the 3rd - 6th grade read on grade level.
Starting our program with 1st and 2nd graders, and remaining with them through their elementary years, it is the hope to have all our students reading on grade level by the end of third grade. This gives them a chance to be successful students when they reach middle school.
We work with the students to improve reading, writing and problem solving skills. The five components of reading are stressed - phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency and comprehension. We publish an anthology of the students' writing at the end of each year. And there is a STEM problem with no "right" answer to challenge their creativity each month.
We have had a two of our students moved into the elementary school's Young Scholars Program.
We are looking for tutors who will be committed to working with the same student for at least one school year. We also need board members and a webmaster.
CAUSE AREAS
Children & Youth,
Education & Literacy
WHEN
We'll work with your schedule.
WHERE
20 Rensselaer StreetAlbany, NY 12202
(42.64054 ,-73.75323 )
DATE POSTED
May 10, 2025
SKILLS
- General Education
- Tutoring
- Literacy / Reading
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 21
- One hour one to four times a week.
- Clean driving record, proof of auto insurance, background check and references.