Tag: Mentor

Come FISH with JABA – Make a difference in a child’s life!

August 3, 2015
Come FISH with Us!

Come FISH with Us! We are casting our lines for new FISH mentors for our Friends in Schools Helping program. New volunteers may attend any training regardless of their county of residence. The next training date is October 10th in Charlottesville. More dates and locations may be added if needed. Come FISH with us! FISH@jabacares.org…

September 29, 2014
Coursera | Shaping the Way We Teach English, 1: The Landscape of English Language Teaching

I was so happy to see this course and I signed up immediately! Since I spend much of my week as a JABA FISH ESL Tutor/Mentor and as a Literacy Volunteer for an adult student who is learning English, I am sure this Coursera MOOC from the University of Oregon will help me discover new and effective…

April 10, 2014
We feel loved and appreciated – Jackson-Via Volunteer Reception was so moving!

The Jackson-Via Volunteer Reception 2012 We truly value our PLACE in the Jackson-Via School community! Volunteers at Jackson-Via Elementary School were honored on Wednesday, May 23, with a beautiful reception. After introductory remarks by Principal Tracie Daniels, Pat Cuomo, Assistant Principal, presented a video of Jackson-Via students saying, “Thank you, volunteers!” in the always touching…

May 29, 2012
5 Tips for Lifelong Learning

Some very good suggestions from Matt. Consider volunteering in our schools. In doing so, you will become a mentor for students and inspire them to become lifelong learners themselves! Noticed this last night while paging through a magazine Success, August 2009, and thought I’d pass it along. 1 Seek out a mentor – look for…

July 19, 2009