Silence. I am surrounded by silence. I think to myself,"Why is everyone quiet?" Someone needs to shout—start a commotion. Yet, I have heard nothing. 47, 18, 774, and 123 are the numbers holding us back. The numbers preventing us from escaping eternal silence.
Over three years ago, in the sixth grade, I began tutoring inner city students through a local non-profit organization. It was during the first year as a mentor I learned the poignancy of a stable literary foundation.The majority of the children apart of this organization, unfortunately, read below their grade level. Many, like my first tutee, did not comprehend the importance of strong literacy skills, and despite their current knowledge, were not interested in improving. In fact learning …show more content…
Teach a nation, you can teach the world. Everyone deserves the opportunity and right to read. As Miss Downriver Outstanding Teen, I plan to accentuate the value of literacy through my non-profit tutoring organization G.R.O.W., an acronym for Generate Real Opportunities and Wonder. "The more you know, the more you grow!" is the focus and motto of the G.R.O.W Tutoring Program. G.R.O.W. is a peer to peer tutoring organization established to help enforce the importance of literacy into kindergarten, first, second, third, fourth, and fifth grade young minds. Through the G.R.O.W. Tutoring Program, I have donated school supplies to donation drives and individual schools, adopted an inner city school, and donated books to the Wayne County Juvenile Court. After formulating a proposal The G.R.O.W. Program's Homework Club was implemented at my elementary school. Prospering for two years, and hopefully a third. G.R.O.W. offers year round programs including a Homework Club and the G.R.O.W. Tutoring Summer Program. G.R.O.W. is continuing to grow in hopes to spread to inner city schools across the state of Michigan and provide more classrooms with books and school supplies. Currently, G.R.OW. is not only beginning to write a proposal to be implemented in another school, but is also developing an app, My G.R.O.W.ing Garden, to reach out and inspire students beyond Michigan
Over three years ago, in the sixth grade, I began tutoring inner city students through a local non-profit organization. It was during the first year as a mentor I learned the poignancy of a stable literary foundation.The majority of the children apart of this organization, unfortunately, read below their grade level. Many, like my first tutee, did not comprehend the importance of strong literacy skills, and despite their current knowledge, were not interested in improving. In fact learning …show more content…
Teach a nation, you can teach the world. Everyone deserves the opportunity and right to read. As Miss Downriver Outstanding Teen, I plan to accentuate the value of literacy through my non-profit tutoring organization G.R.O.W., an acronym for Generate Real Opportunities and Wonder. "The more you know, the more you grow!" is the focus and motto of the G.R.O.W Tutoring Program. G.R.O.W. is a peer to peer tutoring organization established to help enforce the importance of literacy into kindergarten, first, second, third, fourth, and fifth grade young minds. Through the G.R.O.W. Tutoring Program, I have donated school supplies to donation drives and individual schools, adopted an inner city school, and donated books to the Wayne County Juvenile Court. After formulating a proposal The G.R.O.W. Program's Homework Club was implemented at my elementary school. Prospering for two years, and hopefully a third. G.R.O.W. offers year round programs including a Homework Club and the G.R.O.W. Tutoring Summer Program. G.R.O.W. is continuing to grow in hopes to spread to inner city schools across the state of Michigan and provide more classrooms with books and school supplies. Currently, G.R.OW. is not only beginning to write a proposal to be implemented in another school, but is also developing an app, My G.R.O.W.ing Garden, to reach out and inspire students beyond Michigan