Tag: Tutor

  • 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…

  • Deepak Singh at Festival of the Book 2012

    It was such a delight to attend the Cultural Leaps session on Friday at this year’s Festival of the book. As an ESL tutor/mentor, I am very interested in newcomers’ impressions after arriving in America from other lands.    All of the presentations were excellent, but very special for me was hearing Deepak Singh and…

  • byki – powerful online language-learning system – Thanks JMRL!

    Have you ever wished for an easy way to learn a foreign language? —and would you like it to be free and available 24/7 in your own home? Well, if you have internet access and  a library card for the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library, then you have it! This year I am a volunteer tutor for…

  • 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…

  • 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,…

  • 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…