Americorps Student Role Model

City Year is designed to provide support to at-risk students and failing school systems. We attribute to a unique, holistic approach, which we call Whole School Whole Child. It’s based around a group of carefully selected, highly trained young adults called the AmeriCorps members. AmeriCorps members is a group that has a passion in giving back to at risk communities. Members spend 11 months serving hands on service in City Year's partner schools to provide extra support for students, teachers, and the school. They also provide individualized support to at-risk students and establish a positive learning environment. AmeriCorps members are more than just academic helpers. Members become connected to the children. They are not seen as teachers to the children, they are role models and friends. AmeriCorps members are there for the children when they are in need of help with school and emotional issues. Some things AmeriCorps members do are provide 1v1 tutoring before, during, and after school to help students work through academic challenges; run after school clubs and service projects to give students a positive and safe activity to participate in; lead energetic morning greetings for the entire school to create a more encouraging learning environment; take attendance and call late/absent students to encourage them to attend class; send positive messages to the parents to fill them in on the progress that’s being made and organize and lead activities, celebrations, and projects to improve the school and community as a whole. …show more content…
Even before the school year starts, teams of AmeriCorps members are placed in City Year’s partner schools to meet with school administrators and develop student focus lists—based on the ABCs—so that they can start reaching out to the students they’ll be