Bethel
Bethel Academy Multicultural Learning Center
160 Sheldon Lane Ardmore Pa Director Sondra Butler
Bethel Academy is an afterschool program for 35-40 K-8th grade children of Ardmore community to engage with one another, (social) to get homework help (academic) and appreciate the cultural gifts of one another (multicultural learning) and of the world through field trips Part of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Service days and times Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 3:30-5:30
CLEARANCES All volunteers will need triple clearance ttps://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/president/uco/minors/background_checks.html
Follow direction for volunteers. You must turn in copies to director
The hope of the director (Ms. Sondra Butler) is that mentors/tutors will form relationships with the students that go beyond homework or games. Tutors will be assigned the same Bethel students each week. The students are about half African American and half Hispanic/Latino who attend Lower Merion Schools. . Sone students speak English as a second language. Most of them attend Lower Merion Schools.
Villanova tutors may be asked to go on enrichment or education trips with a group of children, or connect with them during the week. We may seek permission from parents for students and mentors to communicate by email in between tutoring days. (This may represent a liability issue). Tutors will plan a college visit for the children to make college a realizable and comfortable.
Tutors are expected to serve once a week while Villanova or lower Merion schools are in session. These children will look to tutors as role models, missing tutoring, lateness or carelessness is something you teach others about you and about the relationship. Your love, care and concern is shown by your consistency. Phones are to be completely off while you are at Bethel Academy.
CAP project: End of the year event planned with the children of Bethel and program director. Talent show? You will work with the director on an activity that will benefit Bethel and the students and possible parents.
· Start Date: Week of January 21
· Orientation and Training: on site
· Number of tutors: 5-7 each day. Tutors may go 2x a week.
· Short term opportunity for PSSA preparation Wednesday between March 13 and April 20 5:30-7:30pm 10 Villanova students
What will you do?
3:30 Arrive and set up for the day
4:00pm Play time so children can shake off the school day
4:15 Snack
4:30 Homework
5:15 Board game, word game…..