Hibbard School

Cause Area

  • Arts & Culture
  • Children & Youth
  • Education & Literacy
  • Immigrants & Refugees
  • Race & Ethnicity

Location

3244 W. AinslieChicago, IL 60625 United States

Organization Information

Mission Statement

To use art making as a means of self expression and a bridge for communication to a multi-cultural population in a Chicago Public School.

Description

Hibbard School needs volunteers in the art room. Hibbard school is located in the heart of Albany Park at 3244 W. Ainslie, walking distance from the Brown Line. The Albany Park community is a port of entry for immigrants and refugees from all over the world. Our student body of more than twelve hundred students speaks Arabic, English, Spanish, Assyrian, Laotian, Vietnamese, Cambodian, Gujarati, Urdu, Bengali, Turkish, Korean, Persian, Bosnian, Chinese, Hindi and Portuguese. For these children art is a universal language through which they can communicate with one another while expressing their feelings, aspirations, experiences and values.

Art volunteers are needed to assist the art teacher. The volunteer should be able to commit to one full day a week...from 8:30 to 2:45.

Responsibilities might include:

Organization of art materials

Keeping art materials clean and in workable condition

Cutting paper

Preparing children's art work for display

Hanging children's art work in the halls

Assisting students with difficult tasks

Assisting the classroom art teacher where needed

If you are interested in this volunteer position contact Barbara Myers at 773-427-7872 or

barbart@sbcglobal.net.

For more information on Hibbard School visit our web site at www.hibbard.cps.k12.il.us.

Thank you,

Barbara Myers

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