Tag: City Schools

  • Charlottesville City Schools – Now is the time to get involved!

    This morning I read with interest the article in the Charlottesville Daily Progress about the hard choices that the Charlottesville School Board must make in these challenging times of dwindling revenues. As a volunteer at Jackson-Via Elementary School, I noticed especially the quote below. If you decide to spend some volunteer time in the schools,…

  • Mentor. Tutor. Pass on the gift of Lifelong Learning!

    Everyone these days needs to be a lifelong learner, and YOU have the power to make a positive difference in a child’s life. There are many ways to be a mentor or tutor. Find the perfect fit at: Mentor & Tutor Opportunity Fair Thursday, January 28, 2010 (Snow date – February 4) 11:00 am –…

  • Jackson-Via PTO News Flash – Outdoor Learning Centers

    Outdoor Learning Centers at Jackson-Via Elementary School On October 29th, from 12:00 – 1:00 at the Charlottesville Community Design Center (CCDC) on the Downtown Mall, local designers Reed Muehlman, Jessica Primm, Eugene Ryang, and Chris Woods, along with Jackson-Via staff, will present a Master Plan for Jackson-Via Elementary School’s Outdoor Learning Centers during a brown…

  • Book Buddies- a wonderful way to pass on the gift of lifelong learning

    Yesterday I attended the annual Book Buddies Fall Tutor Training at Greenbrier Elementary  in preparation for my becoming a  Book Buddy this year as a JABA FISH volunteer at Jackson -Via Elementary. The presentation by Jeanette Rosenberg, Book Buddies Coordinator, together with reading coordinators from the  participating schools was an excellent introduction to the program…

  • Often it is the “teacher” leading a project-based learning program who learns the most!

    I learned how to blog as a JABA RSVP FISH volunteer. I had agreed to sponsor an after-school computer club at Jackson-Via Elementary School in Charlottesville and I wanted to focus on 21st-century skills. Since blogging is receiving high marks as an effective means for teaching reflective writing, I decided that that would be a…

  • FISH tutors are teaching kids to FISH

    “Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him for a lifetime”—Author unknown That is exactly what JABA’s FISH (Friends In Schools Helping) Program is all about. JABA (Jefferson Area Board for Aging), began the FISH Program as a way for seniors to…