The Church of the Brethren Maine Ministries (Maine Home school Project) is seeking a Volunteer interested in making a difference in Home School families. It is our goal, through this project, to enhance and enrich home education by providing a teacher’s aide to support home schooling parents. The volunteer would travel among approximately ten homes each week helping to instruct students in a variety of subjects in grades K-12. Duties may include chaperoning field trip and library visits; administering quizzes and tests; aiding with science experiments; leading gym class; tutoring math; reading to pre-schoolers. Requirements: High school diploma, valid driver’s license, values education, flexible and energetic, enjoys working with children.
Open to BVS/BRF volunteers only.

International Community School (ICS) is a public (charter) elementary school in the Atlanta, Georgia area, serving the needs of refugee and local children. By federal standards, over 65% of the students qualify for free or reduced-cost lunch. Our vision is to “create a supportive community of students, staff and parents, learning from each other and celebrating the diversity among us. We seek to build and nurture the Beloved Community that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. worked for.” Our mission statement includes this sentence “The school explores and celebrates cultural differences in a challenging, nurturing and intentionally multi-ethnic environment.” ICS seeks a Teaching Assistant who will work with a grade-level teacher in the classroom, supervise recess and lunch and contribute to the work of the ICS After-School Program. Requirements: Must have a commitment to working with needy young children and their families, some experience with children in a school or a non-school setting, ability to speak a language other than English helpful.
www.intcomschool.org

Colegio Miguel Angel Asturias is an innovative nonprofit school located in Xela, providing eduction to children from the most vulnerable sectors of society. Teachers are needed for curriculum design and planning, office administration, development and volunteer coordinating. Requirements: Spanish fluency, interest and concern for the quality of education for marginalized children. Teaching background preferred.