fall 2014 after school program volunteer needs

We are VERY excited to announce that we will be partnering with Sylvan Learning Center. Sylvan will help us to assess our students and from there they create learning plans that are specific to every child's learning needs. We are so excited about this and are confident that Sylvan can help our students to academically successful.

With this being said, we are going to ask for some very specific volunteer needs that will help comply with our schedule and help the kids gain all that they can from the program.

• Monday 5 P.M. - 6:15 P.M. — We are looking for volunteers to help us create an atmosphere of learning while they help the kids with homework, reading books, and learning games on the computer.

• Tuesday and/ or Thursday 5 P.M. - 6:15 P.M. — There are “alternative” electives that we have set up for the kids, but this would be a great time for anyone who is able to teach an elective class on one or both days with the kids.

• Wednesday 5 P.M. - 6:15 P.M. — We are looking for individuals who can commit for the semester to lead a bible study.

• Friday 4 P.M. - 6:15 P.M. — We are using Friday's as a fun time to hang out and fellowship with the kids. We are asking groups (larger than at least 6) to help us plan our Fun Friday activities! If you or your organization would like to sign up for a Fun Friday it can look many different ways. We have a large school bus and a driver so you can plan an off campus field trip or a fun day at Common Ground. The options are limitless.

If you would like to help us out in any of these areas, please contact Ava Conley by using the CONTACT FORM or call our main office at 334.593.5803.

after school program supply needs for fall 2013

If you would like to help donate items to the After School Program - as some like to know specific things - here is our current list: 

List of Elementary supply needs

• Copy paper
• Clorox wipes
• Paper towels
• Tissues
• Ink pens
• Office Depot or Walmart gift cards (no amount is too small)

List of Middle school supply needs

• 20 water bottles
• 20 books (Think Big by Ben Carson)
• 1 large plastic bin
• sand
• canola oil
• 5 Leaf rakes
• 5 Metal rakes
• 5 Digging forks
• 5 Pointed end shovels
• 5 Hula hoes
• compost (need 6" of soil/compost in 10 4' x 8' beds) - (James Borden will
  give us a deal and great compost!)
• soil
• sign posts
• large tarps
• irrigation items (t-tape, polytubing, connections, pvc, and valves)
• seeds
• outdoor food prep and cooking supplies
• two burner camping
  
• stove or grill

volunteer needs for after school program

Current Fall 2013 Volunteer Needs

• Mon-Thu 3:30-5 PM Academic Tutoring
{A teacher and/or CGM staff will be in the class to provide instruction}

• Fri 3:30-6 PM Friday Fun Day Help
{This is a fun day with our kids! Bring your own kids along to hang out; contact our staff to actually plan a fun party for the kids- get creative!}

• Tue/Thu 5-6 PM elective leaders 
{Electives can be anything! Come once a week to teach a small group of kids a specific skill like cooking, gymnastics, crafting, painting, etc}

If you would like to help out, please use our volunteer contact form!

fall semester begins!

The Fall Semester has started and that means the After School Program is in full swing! 

First day of the ASP was on Monday. If you've stopped by during the ASP we're sure you've noticed a few changes, but probably the most noticeable is that we have a receptionist out in the main hall to meet and greet all visitors and answer any questions. 

We're also slightly changing the dynamic of the groupings of the kids, but we'll share more on that in a future post. 

If you have a second, swing by our picture gallery: First Day of ASP Fall 2013

fall 2013 volunteering

Fall 2013 has arrived at CGM!!! We have many wonderful things planned for the After School Program's enrichment programs.  We will have teachers again for each grade, so any tutors will not be directly responsible for leading a group of kids - you can just jump in with whatever the teacher has planned - we hope this makes it easy for you to participate.

We will be hosting 2 opportunities for volunteer orientations.  Thursday, August 22 @ 7 PM and Saturday, August 24 @ 10 AM.

PLEASE plan on trying to come to one of these training opportunities. We will be talking in detail about the programs, how to help the teachers, as well as general info about volunteering in an urban setting. The first day available for tutoring will be the following Monday, August 26.

If you will be attending or are interested in more information, please use the volunteer contact form at: VOLUNTEER

We look forward to a relationship with you!