Tag: City Schools

Food for Thought: Melissa Neeley – Celebrity Bartender at Siips on September 16

Food for Thought is coming September 14, 15, 16, 2010! Our “Celebrity Bartender” on September 16 at Siips from 5:30 to 7:30 will be Melissa Neeley, News Director and morning news anchor for 1260 AM and 94.1 FM News Talk Radio WCHV and for The Joe Thomas in the Morning Show on WCHV. Melissa is…

September 5, 2010
FISH, Friends in Schools Helping, is now looking for volunteers

FISH, Friends in Schools Helping, is now looking for volunteers to help tutor children in local elementary schools for the brand new school year. Trainings will be held the middle to end of September, as both teachers and students need time to settle in and have assessments completed for placement of FISH volunteers. Contact Marguerite…

August 27, 2010
Time to Explore Passions in School? (via Cooperative Catalyst)

Bringing in community volunteers (not just parents, but anyone interested in helping in schools) is such a good idea! We are fortunate here in the Charlottesville area to have so many retirees with knowledge and skills that they love sharing with the younger generation. And what a difference it can make. I have read that…

June 23, 2010
Solving both the academic achievement gap and generation gap through public service intergenerational tutoring

Congratulations to our young Charlottesville team members, Kevin Ward, Erica Smith, and Lisa Allen, who have produced a 2010 FILM YOUR ISSUE Semi-Finalist! Building Bridges. Joining Generations (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5gJpqH5yww) Please “Like” our video to help us win the Film Your Issue Contest! -Erica via JABA FISH ~ Jackson-Via. oneemptyspace — April 19, 2010 — Kevin Ward,…

May 8, 2010
Told you so! Tutoring is a win-win for tutors, grade-school kids

As a volunteer JABA FISH tutor at Jackson-Via Elementary School, I have mentioned several times my belief that tutoring provides significant health and brain benefits – for the tutor as well as for the students! Here is some proof coming out of Experience Corps, a program operating in 22 cities nationwide that trains volunteers over…

April 5, 2010
Creativity and Kindergarten – Lessons for Lifelong Learning: Update

Creativity and Kindergarten – Lessons for Lifelong Learning has been one of my top posts since it first appeared last June. When I first read the original post on Mark’s Weblog, I was pressed for time and simply quoted him in order to pass along the message. I have reread it several times while thinking…

March 14, 2010