Members serve 300 hours (approximately 40-45 hours a week) at their respective sites over the course the summer. Each Minimum Time Kids on Course AmeriCorps will serve at a Kids on Course University (KCU) summer program site (an elementary school in Cedar Rapids, IA). AmeriCorps members will have the opportunity to provide classroom aid to struggling learners, perform direct tutoring instruction, and lead enrichments designed to teach valuable skills. Members will also help eliminate the distraction of hunger, which can be a barrier to learning, by overseeing the Summer Meals and Summer Backpack Program at their respective sites, serving over 50,000 meals a summer.
Service Activities
Perform in-class and 1-on-1 tutoring sessions with struggling learners
Support enrichment programming
Perform Check and Connect sessions with students to assess behaviors, needs, and participation
Perform scheduled mentoring activities such as lunch buddies
Organize and implement large scale events promoting education or engagement – such as family nights
Before and after KCU student transportation support
Serve at a KCU aftercare partner site after 1:30 pm – such as the Boys and Girls Clubs, Jane Boyd Community House, or others leading enrichment programming.
Implement Summer Operation Backpack weekend food bag program by packing bags and delivering them to the schools.
This program may require the member to engage in additional allowable activities that support the AmeriCorps program design, and which help the program meet its goals. In no circumstance, will members be asked or allowed to perform prohibited activities.
Community Need Addressed
The academic achievement gap between low income students and their higher income peers.
Position Outcomes
Students will start the school year in the fall without summer learning loss and will be better positioned academically to succeed in the classroom.
Benefits
Education award upon successful completion of service, Housing, Living allowance, Student loan forbearance
Member Assistance Program - 24/7 Free & Confidential Telephone counseling with referral to 3 free in person counseling sessions
Housing offered if needed - will be discussed in interview.
Education Benefits
First Aid & CPR
Skills you will gain
Tutoring, teamwork, working with students,
Competencies You Will Develop
Communication
Demonstrate sensitivity and empathy
Creativity & Problem Solving
Improvise
Teamwork
Use appropriate strategies and solutions for dealing with conflicts and differences to maintain a smooth workflow
Decisions
Accepts responsibility
Tools
Carefully consider which tools or technological solutions are appropriate for a given job
Planning
Create plan of action, schedule tasks so that work is completed on time
Service
Provide personalized, prompt, and efficient service to meet the requirements, requests and needs of customers