Citizen Schools At Bedichek & Kealing Middle Schools

Love hands-on lessons? Love teaching creatively? Citizen Schools offers a one-of-a-kind teaching opportunity in underprivileged Austin middle schools.
During weekly, 90-minute classes (called apprenticeships) Citizen Schools volunteers share their talents and interests with a group of middle school students and develop a creative project to be showcased at the end of the ten-week program.

Apprenticeships are designed around the talents and passions of our volunteer teachers. Are you interested in computers and technology? Lead students in an apprenticeship that teaches them to design web pages! Love gardening? Work with students to redesign the landscaping at their school or to plan a sustainable food garden.

This is a great opportunity to teach high-quality, creative classes and to connect with local Austin communities.

Skills
Enthusiasm, endurance, love for children and a good sense of humor. Citizen Teachers range from college students to some of Austin’s best professionals, trades people and artisans. Some teach their profession or jobs; others teach their hobby or trade.

Days and Times
Apprenticeships take place once a week in the afternoon, approximately 4:30-6:00pm, starting in mid-September and ending in early December, or in mid-February and ending in early May. Citizen Schools also offers unique volunteer training and support throughout the semester.

Classes begin soon! To register, please contact Kathryn Nash, Texas Volunteer Manager, at (713)529.4006 or kathrynnash@citizenschools.org.

Description:
Citizen Schools
Citizen Schools is a leading national education initiative that uniquely mobilizes thousands of adult volunteers to help improve student achievement by teaching skill-building apprenticeships after-school. Our programs blend these real-world learning projects with rigorous academic and leadership development activities, preparing students in the middle grades for success in high school, college, the workforce, and civic life. Learn more about our programs, our results, our plans to advance the after-school field, and how to get involved at www.citizenschools.org.

History:
Since 1995 Citizen Schools has built a creative and effective learning model that addresses community needs while building student skills through hands-on experiential learning activities. Citizen Schools operates a National Network of apprenticeship programs for youth that connects middle school students with adult volunteers in hands-on learning. At Citizen Schools, students develop the academic and leadership skills they need to do well in school, get into college, and become leaders in their careers and in their communities. We currently enroll 2,000 middle-school students and engage 1,500 volunteers at 24 school campus sites nationwide.

Contact people:

Kathryn Nash, Other Program Coordinator, 713-529-4006, (email) Leanne Valenti, Program Coordinator, (512) 414-3805, (email) Joycelyn Jurado, Program Coordinator, (512) 414-6706, (email)

Office fax number: (512) 524-5254

Address:

Citizen Schools / Bedichek Middle School 6800 Bill Hughes Rd. Austin, TX 78745 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.citizenschools.org

Directions:

From the North: Take 1-35 S. Exit William Cannon and turn right heading west on WC. At your second light (Bill Hughes Rd.) turn left. Bedichek is on the right-hand side. Or: Take Mopac/Rt. 1 S to 360 S. Bear left. . . (more)   Nearest Metro/Subway Stop: N/A   Nearest Bus Stop: Cap Metro 333, 10, 110, 252, 1 minute walk For maps or information, please see http://www.capmetro.org/riding/trip_info.asp

Last updated on May 19, 2009