[YEP-DC] Volunteer at a local D.C. elementary school with Reading Partners!

Hello!

I am writing to inform you all about a wonderful volunteer opportunity in Washington, D.C.! Please look at the tutor description down below!

Thanks,

Afua Sarpong

Reading Partners is an educational non-profit organization that matches volunteers, like you, with struggling young readers. Volunteers give one hour one day per week to participate in one-on-one tutoring with at-risk kindergarten-5^th grade students who are reading 6 months–2 ½ years below grade-level. With this minimal time commitment, you can help a child achieve success and thrive with self-confidence.

 

Program Highlights:

 

·       One-on-one tutoring opportunities available Monday through Thursday 8:30 am to 6 pm

·       Work with students who are in kindergarten through 5^th grade

·       No previous tutoring experience needed to volunteer

·       Online orientation provides a convenient way to get started

·       Easy-to-follow curriculum that equips you to be ready to work with your student

·       Support of site coordinator provides connection to school community

 

Before tutoring begins, you are able to participate in a shadow session to see if this opportunity is right for you. For every month with Reading Partners, our students typically gain at least 1.5 months of reading skills.  Your caring attention and encouragement may be the difference between having a student drop out of high school or graduate from college.

 

For the 2012-2013 academic year, Reading Partners reading centers are located in 11 DCPS and charter Title 1 elementary schools, with tutoring times Monday through Thursday from 8:30 am to 6 pm. We will work with your schedule to make sure your experience is convenient and fulfilling.

 

 

Washington, DC Locations:

 

·       CAPCS-Butler Global Campus located at 5 Thomas Circle, NW

·   Brightwood Education Campus located at 1300 Nicholson Street, NW

·       Center City Brightwood located at 6008 Georgia Ave, NW

·       Wheatley Education Campus located at 1229 Neal Street, NE

·       H.D. Cooke Elementary School located at 2525 17^th Street, NW

·       DC Prep Academy located at 707 Edgewood Street, NE

·       DC Bilingual Public Charter School located at 1420 Columbia Road, NW

·       CAPCS- Amos 1 Campus located at 1300 Allison Street, NW

·       CAPCS- Amos 3 Campus located at 1400 1^st Street, NW

·       Septima Clark Public Charter School located at 2501 Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave, SE

·       Center City Congress Heights located at 220 Highview Place, SE

If you are interested in joining our program and helping the children in your area or elsewhere in our city,

please call 202.701.9110 or e-mail us with any questions at

volunteer@readingpartners.org.

You can also find more information about Reading Partners on our website: www.readingpartners.org/locations/washingtondc.

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