Join us! There’s lots to do! Ravenswood is a wonderful place to volunteer and make a difference in the lives of children. We provide a robust offering of volunteer choices.
Adopt-a-Teacher
Adopt-A-Teacher began in 2009 when 40 teachers were adopted at three schools in the District. This year, we seek to adopt all of the 110 classroom teachers who opt into the program.
Adopt-a-Teacher invites a group (1-8 individuals) to provide much needed encouragement and school supplies to a teacher for the school year. Adopting a teacher involves a nine-month commitment (generally mid-October to mid-June) and a financial cost of $500 in supplies. Each group assumes the following general responsibilities:
Assemble and deliver to the teacher 2 supply kits (guidelines are provided)
Optional: Provide encouragement for a classroom teacher through notes or small gifts of appreciation (e.g. a plant or coffee gift card)
Contact:
Jazmin Sosa: jsosa@ravenswoodef.org
Adopt-a-Teacher invites a group (1-8 individuals) to provide much needed encouragement and school supplies to a teacher for the school year. Adopting a teacher involves a nine-month commitment (generally mid-October to mid-June) and a financial cost of $500 in supplies. Each group assumes the following general responsibilities:
Assemble and deliver to the teacher 2 supply kits (guidelines are provided)
Optional: Provide encouragement for a classroom teacher through notes or small gifts of appreciation (e.g. a plant or coffee gift card)
Contact:
Jazmin Sosa: jsosa@ravenswoodef.org
Adopt-a-School
Adopt-a-School invites an individual or group to work with one school to plan activities to support teacher appreciation and retention.
The time commitment is flexible but we request a 2- year commitment.
• Provide back to school teacher breakfast
• Provide spring teacher appreciation luncheon
• Arrange emergency support and harness your friends to help families in crisis (fire, death, illness or other needs)
• Estimated costs $500
Contact:
Jazmin Sosa: jsosa@ravenswoodef.org
The time commitment is flexible but we request a 2- year commitment.
• Provide back to school teacher breakfast
• Provide spring teacher appreciation luncheon
• Arrange emergency support and harness your friends to help families in crisis (fire, death, illness or other needs)
• Estimated costs $500
Contact:
Jazmin Sosa: jsosa@ravenswoodef.org
Makerspaces
The Ravenswood Makerspace Collaborative is open to volunteers at all skill levels.
Volunteers may support students during classes, run activity stations during free making time, or assist the makerspace teachers (called tinkerers), with maintaining the makerspace. We provide training and ongoing opportunities to use makerspace equipment.
We request that new volunteers commit to one hour a week for 8 weeks.
Contact:
Nico Janik: njanik@ravenswoodschools.org
Volunteers may support students during classes, run activity stations during free making time, or assist the makerspace teachers (called tinkerers), with maintaining the makerspace. We provide training and ongoing opportunities to use makerspace equipment.
We request that new volunteers commit to one hour a week for 8 weeks.
Contact:
Nico Janik: njanik@ravenswoodschools.org
Library Volunteers
Work in our school libraries or provide books to our schools. We are passionate about helping students develop strong literacy skills and a lifelong love of reading and learning. We are always looking for people who love kids and books to volunteer in the school libraries – reading to students, checking out books, and helping students find books they WANT to read. Most volunteers work for 1-2 hours each week or every other week.
"Our library volunteers from REF have enhanced the experiences of our students in the library by helping them choose "just right" books, engaging them in read alouds, and opening up the library during recesses!"
-Jaclynn Megerian, Kindergarten teacher Brentwood Academy
Contact:
Jazmin Sosa: jsosa@ravenswoodef.org
"Our library volunteers from REF have enhanced the experiences of our students in the library by helping them choose "just right" books, engaging them in read alouds, and opening up the library during recesses!"
-Jaclynn Megerian, Kindergarten teacher Brentwood Academy
Contact:
Jazmin Sosa: jsosa@ravenswoodef.org
Ravenswood Science Initiative
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Ravenswood Science Initiative provides science volunteers and lab supplies to middle school students. Our amazing volunteers and community partners support classroom learning and allow our students to have hands on science experiences that are critical to success in high school science.
Left: Chris Murriel, Senior Scientist, OncoMed and Elizabeth Schar, Founder, Ravenswood Science Initiative Contact: Jazmin Sosa: jsosa@ravenswoodef.org |
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SUMMIT Mentorship
AVID Tutoring
About AVID
AVID stands for Advancement Via Individual Determination. It is a college readiness system that prepares students in kindergarten through 12th grade for college eligibility and success. An important component of AVID is the AVID elective class, where students focus on study skills and receive support with their content area classes.
What is an AVID tutorial?
In the AVID elective class, small group tutorial sessions are held twice a week where the class is divided into several tutorial groups. Under the direction and supervision of the AVID elective teacher, a tutor facilitates the discussion and work at each group.
What is the purpose of tutorials?
* Create deeper understanding of concepts covered in core content class
* Develop skills necessary to become self-directed learners.
* It's not just homework help.
What are the goals of the tutorial process?
* To push each other's thinking. AVID tutorials use an inquiry process.
* Tutors do not give the answers. They facilitate the groups' learning process.
* Tutors don't teach the answers. They ask more questions. This is called the Socratic method.
Contact:
Olga Perez: operez2@ravenswoodschools.org
