Volunteer Opportunity Details:

Get involved as a tutor in a community public school! Tutors are trained and placed 1:1 with a student for targeted tutoring assistance and relationship building. We have tutoring 3 days a week, Mon, Tues, and Thursday for 1 hour from 3:30-4:30. I will be there, as the tutoring coordinator, to offer support when needed on all three days.Many of our students who need tutoring are ESL students from Mexico and South America, so Spanish speakers are in high demand.

Assistance may be required with word recognition & decoding, vocabulary, reading fluency and comprehension,and writing skills. Basic math computation, reasoning, and vocabulary could also be covered. Reading stories aloud and helping with homework are other possible activities. Every effort is made to support the tutor-tutee relationship by keeping the 1:1 relationship, consistent tutoring days during the week, and having sessions to assist with developing the skills of the tutor.

Youth and Senior volunteers are welcome. This is a service-learning opportunity.

There is an application & background check (Washington State Patrol - WATCH Online System), orientation, and training sequence for beginning tutors by the Tutoring Program Coordinator. Other opportunities to develop tutoring skills are strongly encouraged; such as the All City Tutor Training Sessions. Youth volunteers must be middle school ages and older.

This opportunity is sponsored by: Stevens Elementary School - Seattle School District

We need volunteers who are free at these times Weekdays This volunteer opportunity is available to the following types of volunteers Unpaid Intern Individual Adolescents (13-17) Large Group (11+) Adults (26-54) Small Group (2-10) Adults (55+) Young Adults (18-25)

Contact Person: Diana Einmo, Tutoring Program Coordinator, (phone), (email) View all agency contacts

Address:

1242 18th Avenue East Seattle, WA 98112 (See a map)

Directions:

From North I-5 headed South: Take the Roanoke Exit (first exit south of the ShipCanal Bridge). At the light, turn left onto Roanoke, get into the right lane. At the second light, a T intersection, turn right onto 10th Avenue East. Proceed south on 10th to the second light at E. Boston. Turn left onto Boston. Follow Boston around the northeast corner of Captiol Hill, passing Lakeview Cemetary. At this point E. Boston has become 15th Avenue East. You come to a blinking red light at the intersection of E. Galer and 15th Avenue East, to the right is the entrance to Volunteer Park. Turn left onto E. Galer. Proceed to 18th Avenue East, turn right. You are now in front of the school.   Nearest Bus Stop: Route 10 & 12 from Downtown, Route 43 & 48 from the U-District, 0-10 minute walk

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

Miscellaneous Information

Are Youth Volunteers Welcome?
	Yes
What is the minimum age for volunteers?
	13
Are court-appointed community service volunteers okay?
	No
Can families with young children volunteer for this opportunity?
	No

Last updated on August 5, 2009