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For questions about the following
youth volunteer opportunities for Washington and Lee
undergraduates, please contact Aubrey Shinofield at
ashinofield@wlu.edu.
The
following is a general listing of service opportunities with
area youth. Tutoring may be pursued on an individual basis
through the schools. If none of these opportunities meet
your service needs or interests, there are special service
requests made throughout the year by community programs and
schools that cannot be comprehensively listed.
Alternative Education Programs
Site
Description:
Provide educational assistance for students who are at-risk
of failure in reading and math or who may have family
difficulties. Volunteer to tutor for the GED, work on
personal responsibility contracts with Alternative to
Suspension students, or research career opportunities with
adults. The following volunteer opportunities exist at the
specified dates and times:
Assist
high school students with GED Test Preparation, resume
building and career research at the National Guard Armory
(behind high school) between the times of 8:30-11:00 a.m.
Contact Carol Bryan at 463-5876 (h) afternoon and 784-0622
(cell) in the morning.
Assist
with the Adult Basic Education Program serving community
adults (18 years or older). The program focuses on job and
resume skill development, researching opportunities to
advance in current career, GED review, and literacy. Times
and location are flexible, call Susan Friski at 348-5202 to
develop a schedule
(sfriski@adelphia.net)
Boxerwood Gardens
Agency
Mission:
Boxerwood Gardens is a 15-acre teaching garden located 2
miles from the W&L campus. Boxerwood Gardens provides
hands-on environmental education to elementary children in
outdoor "classrooms" and gardening classes for adults. The
mission of Boxerwood's non-profit education association is
"to inspire and educate people of all ages toward becoming
successful and environmentally responsible stewards of the
Earth."
Contact:
Elise Sheffield; Contact Info: tel. 463-2697 or
email: education@boxerwood.org
Central
Elementary School
Site
Description:
Central Elementary serves Rockbridge County students in
grades 1-5. General need for during school and after-school
tutors and is an active participant in the RACSB Mentoring
Program.
Contact:
Courtney
Reach, School Counselor
Contact
Info. :
tel.
463-4500 ext. 24 or email:
Courtney_reach@rockbridge.k12.va.us
City
of Lexington Office on Youth
Site
Description:
The Office of Youth provides an after-school program for
elementary and middle school students at the Lylburn Downing
Community Center. Services include tutoring and assisting in
crafts, games, and activities. The Girl Power program,
highlihgtin prevention for teenage girls is an additional,
unique service opportunity.
Contact:
Tammy Dunn
Contact
Info. :
tel.
463-4315 or email:
mrsdunn4@hotmail.com
ESOL
Group of the Nabors Service League
Site
Description:
The ESO L Group of the Nabors Service League provides
English classes, tutors, and social services to ease Spanish
speakers' transitions to Rockbridge County. In addition,
volunteers may translate community news, brochures, and
emergency materials, or serve as a hotline respondent.
Contact:
Ellen Mayock/ Gregory Dresden
Contact
Info:
tel. 458-8816/ 450-8806 or email:
mayocke@wlu.edu/ dresdeng@wlu.edu
ETC
Classes at Rockbridge County Middle School
Site
Description:
To boost
student attitudes toward school, especially reading and
writing, students with special needs are enrolled in
"enrichment" classes. ETC classes are taught by resource
teachers, such as art or music teachers. ETC teachers use
their respective disciplines to improve student interest in
reading and writing. ETC students are not from lit-rich
homes so the extra attention and resource teachers’ unique
disciplines makes reading and writing more engaging and
relative to students’ lives.
Contact:
Sharon
Patterson
Contact
Info:
463-7386 or
email:
sharon_patterson@rcs.rang.k12.va.us
Fairfield
Elementary
Site
Description:
Fairfield Elementary School
serves Rockbridge county children from preschool to 5th
grade. General need for tutoring during and after school as
well as help in classrooms.
Contact:
Rebecca
Jarvis
Contact
Info. :
tel.
348-5202
Hoofbeats Therapeutic Riding Center
Site
description:
Hoofbeats offers therapeutic horseback riding to children
and adults with disabilities. Special programs are also
offered through one-day events for the ARC of Rockbridge,
cancer camps for persons receiving treatment, and horse
shows for the disabled and able bodied.
Contact:
Carol
Branscome
Contact
Info. :
tel. 464-3247 or email:
Thebranscomes@aol.com
Fine
Arts in Rockbridge (FAIR)
Site
Description:
Fine Arts in
Rockbridge is committed to providing opportunities for all
persons in the Rockbridge area to pursue their interests and
develop their talents in the arts through quality
educational and performance opportunities. Volunteers can
help plan for July’s Summer FAIR, assist with fine arts
courses for rising first-graders through high school youth,
and from September through June assist with arts programs in
the public schools during school day and in after-school
activities.
Contact:
Marsha Jones
Contact
Info. :
464-3247 or
email:
mjones@fairva.org
Lylburn Downing Middle Remediation Periods and/or Homework Help
Site
Description:
Lylburn Downing Middle School serves 6-8th
graders who live in the city of Lexington. Assist with
homework, chess club, and after-school enrichment.
Contact:
Kevin Kendall
(Enrichment Coordinator) and Rich Dowd (Principal)
Contact
Info:
tel. 463-3532
or email:
kkendall@lexedu.org;
rdowd@lexedu.org
Maury
River Middle School
Site
Description:
Maury River
Middle School serves 6-8th graders who
live in Rockbridge County. Assist with Failure Free Reading
Program, tutoring, chess club, and after school enrichment.
Contact:
Joseph Gates,
Academic Dean
Contact
Info. :
tel. 463-3129
or email: joseph_gates@rockbridge.k12.va.us
Woods Creek Montessori
Site
Description:
Recognizing
that all children are born with a yearning for
self-development and learning, Montessori programs aim to
facilitate the development of the "whole child." Three to
four year-old children are encouraged to explore and
experience a stimulating and supportive classroom
environment, develop self-esteem, and work toward realizing
their full potential in all areas of life. Volunteer as a
classroom aide.
Contact:
Stephanie Hodde, Director
Contact
Info:
tel. 463-6461
or email: director@woodscreekmontessori.com
Mountain View
Elementary School
Site
Description:
Mountain View Elementary School serves Rockbridge County
children grades K-5. There are many volunteer opportunities
such as working in the classroom setting with teachers,
taking students out of class and reading to them or working
with them one-on-one. Monitor the computer lab while
students are working on projects, assist in the art room
while students are doing their art work, work in the library
helping to find books for students or re-shelving books or
assist in Physical Education classes.
Contact:
Sheree
Gillespie, Principal
Contact
Info. :
tel. 261-2418 or email:
sheree_gillespie@rcs.rang.k12.va.us
Natural
Bridge Elementary School
Site
Description:
Natural Bridge Elementary School serves elementary
school-age children in Natural Bridge and Natural Bridge
Station. Consistent need for tutors and enrichment
activities.
Contact:
Lea Bradford
Contact
Info. :
tel. 291-2292 or email:
lea_bradford@rockbridge.k12.va.us
Natural
Bridge Juvenile Correction Center
Site
Description:
A
correctional center for juvenile offenders encouraging
scholastic, athletic, artistic and personal development. The
unique open campus of the correctional center provides
juvenile offenders the opportunity to thrive in a
transitional, independent living community. Visit at
recreation times to mentor or tutor cadets, coordinate a
sports clinic, assist the Halloween carnival, and initiate
other enrichment (such as arts or religious) activities.
Contact:
Mike Hamilton
Contact
Info:
tel. 291-2129 ext. 257 or email:
michael.hamilton@djj.virginia.gov
R.A.C.S.B Mentoring- Be A Buddy
Site
Description:
Be a buddy to
area youth. A program of Rockbridge Area Community Services
Board, the Menoring Program is a preventive option for area
youth in need of positive role models, school help, and
quality attention. Mentor training and selection occurs in
the Fall of every academic year.
Contact:
Roger Bowden
Contact
Info. :
464-8560 or
email:
rbowden@racsb.org
Rockbridge Area Head Start
Site
Description:
Head Start
provides pre-school services to 3 and 4 year old children
with developmental or financial needs in preparation for
school attendance. Head Start Centers are located at
Glasgow, Fairfield, Enderly Heights, and Waddell elementary
schools. Consistent need for volunteers as classroom aides,
preferably one students at a time.
Contact:
Katie Garrett, Nabors Service League Head Start Project
Leader
Contact
Info:
e-mail
garrettk@wlu.edu
Rockbridge Area Infant Services and Enrichment
Site
Description:
RAISE
provides home-based services to families with very young
children with learning disabilities and other special needs.
Contact:
Carol Burke
Contact
Info. :
tel. 464-8560 or email:
cburke@racsb.org
Rockbridge Area Recreation Organization
Site
Description:
Rockbridge
Area Recreation Organization provides recreational
opportunities that instill good citizenship, sportsmanship,
and fun. Athletic programs place primary emphasis on full
participation, balanced teams, positive coaching and
officiating, and having fun. Competitive spirit is nurtured,
but emphasis on winning will not overshadow the goal of
providing healthy, challenging, and satisfying experience
for all participants. Coaches needed- soccer in the fall,
basketball in the winter, baseball in spring/summer.
Contact:
Bill Kramer
Contact
Info. :
tel.
463-9525 or email:
rarorec@rarorec.org
Rockbridge
County High School
Site
Description:
Rockbridge
County High School serves students in grades 9-12 who reside
in Rockbridge County. Serve as an academic coach during the
traditional school day. Prefers to work with Adolescent
Chair to develop academic coaching schedules.
Contact:
Jill Adams
(Guidance Secretary)
Contact
Info. :
463-6150 or
email:
jill_adams@rockbridge.k12.va.us
Rockbridge Regional Library
Site
Description:
Public
library resources to Rockbridge, Lexington, Buena Vista, and
Bath County residents. Need for after-school programs,
literacy tutors, and maintenance.
Contact:
Linda Krantz/
Beverly Slaydon
Contact
Info. :
tel. 463-4324
ext. 100/ ext. 103 or email:
lkrantz@rrlib.net/
bslaydon@rrlib.net
Roots and Shoots School Garden at Waddell Elementary
Agency
Mission: An all school program where the students are the “Shoots”
and the community volunteers are the “Roots” and together
they grow vegetables, flowers, and herbs during the spring,
summer, and fall. Academic learning is incorporated in the
curriculum, especially the science units.
Contact:
Molly Brown
Contact
Info:
463-6454 or email:
dirck@rockbridge.net
Talent Search
Site
Description:
Identifies students with the potential to pursue higher
education. Most Talent Search students will be the first in
their families to attend college. Tutors and mentors are
needed to help with homework (primarily Math and English),
SAT preparation in the evening, assist with workshops on
financial aid, and review college applications and essays.
Contact:
Jennifer
Balkey and Christy Hardbarger
Contact
Info:
tel. 463-6644, 863-2874 or email:
jbalkey@dslcc.edu,
chardbarger@dslcc.edu
21st
Century Learning Grant
Site
Description:
The 21st
Century Learning Centers at Mountain View Elementary and
Natural Bridge Elementary offer students more time and
support to reach academic goals. The centers are also
places where students can enjoy enrichment activities that
are not always available in rural areas. Evening activities
offer family recreation, computer use, fine arts
instruction, parenting skills, and assistance in preparing
for the GED test. Afternoon activities are Monday- Thursday
2:45-4:45
Contact:
Lea Braford
Contact
Info:
tel.
261-2418, 291-2292 or email:
lea_braford@rockbridge.k12.va.us
Pre-School Classroom for “At-Risk” Children at Mountain View
Elementary
Agency
Mission:
Mountain View Elementary School provides pre-school
education for children identified as developmentally at-risk
and other children that socio-economically qualify for Head
Start services. Consistent need for classroom assistance.
Contact:
Joelyn Chase
Contact
Info:
261-8647or email:
joelyn_chase@rockbridge.k12.va.us
Waddell Elementary
Site
Description:
Waddell
Elementary School is the primary school for children in
Lexington city. Consistent need for tutors, active
participants in the RACSB Mentoring Program, and partner I
the Hands-Up Service Club with Nabors Service
League.
Contact:
Tony Corazza, Guidance Counselor
Contact
Info:
tel.
463-5353
Yellow Brick Road
Site
Description:
Yellow Brick Road Child Development Center serves children
from 6 weeks old to age 6 in a daycare setting. Yellow Brick
Road serves both disadvantaged and secure families.
Volunteers assist in classroom and during outside play.
Contact:
Fay Campbell
Contact
Info:
tel. 463-7344 or email:
ybr@rockbridge.net
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