Citizen Schools Apprenticeship Guest Week!

Spend ONE Afternoon Inspiring Students to Discover and Achieve their Dreams... Volunteer as a Guest Citizen Teacher!

This April, Citizen Schools is excited to host its semi-annual Guest Week. Join our apprenticeship classrooms for one afternoon to share your personal story and professional journey while helping students gain the knowledge, skills, and passion they need to succeed.

As a Guest Citizen Teacher, you might join in on teambuilding activities, provide feedback on students' writing and presentation skills, work 1:1 or in small groups with students building lego robots or developing their new business marketing plans... The possibilities are endless! Your main role is to support our full time Citizen Teachers with their apprenticeships and inspire our students with your own love for learning.

Grab a colleague or two to join you, and spend the afternoon making a difference in the lives of our students.
REGISTER TODAY
Spaces are limited, and registration closes on Monday, March 31st.

Questions? Comments? Concerns?
Email Carolyn Roscoe, Senior Manager of Civic Engagement, at carolynroscoe@citizenschools.org or call 617.695.2300 ext. 1174

Massachusetts Envirothon looking for coaches

Opportunity for Massachusetts high school educators

Who: Massachusetts Envirothon
When: Webinar for new coaches on September 24, from 5:00-6:00 P.M. The first of three team workshops will be on October 25 at UMass Amherst.
Information: For more information visit www.maenvirothon.org or read our 2014 recruitment letter or contact massenvirothon@gmail.com.

The program offers:

• A September webinar to answer your questions
• Three workshops through the year, across the state
• A current issue with relevance to every urban, suburban, and rural community: Sustainable Local Agriculture
• A stellar competition site (Sholan Farms, Leominster)
• A proven new competition format allowing up to 10 team members to compete at the May event, with a chance for community service as well

Opportunity for students to:

• Get outdoors and experience the interaction of wildlife, water, soils, and forestry within Massachusetts ecosystems
• Investigate this year’s current issue: Sustainable Local Agriculture
• Develop skills to participate in community decisions and action
• Work alongside natural resource professionals to learn about local wildlife, water, soil and forests
• Grow in their commitment to stewardship of the environment and natural resources
• Test their environmental knowledge, skills, and teamwork in a challenging competition
• Develop their curiosity and a love of learning in science
• Increase their awareness of career opportunities in the environmental field

Long-time coaches like the Envirothon because it gives them a chance to keep learning themselves, to get to know a group of students well, and to spend time with them outdoors.

Citizen Schools: looking for volunteer experts!

Become a STEM expert and work with students

Who: Citizen Schools
What: Volunteering for 90 minutes a week, working with 15 middle school students to teach new skills
Information: To volunteer or learn more, fill out an interest form on Citizen Schools' website

At Citizen Schools, middle school students work side-by-side with experts to explore new fields, learn new skills, and create something real for their community! Citizen Teachers are volunteers who teach middle-school students in low-income communities new skills and expose them to new futures. For ten weeks, volunteers work with a group of 15 students for 90 minutes each week. Volunteers receive up-front training, weekly lesson-plan assistance, and are paired with a trained staff member for on-going in-class support!

Citizen Schools runs programs at school sites in Boston and Chelsea. Citizen Schools has a whole library of curriculum you can choose from, or they will work with you to design your own.