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SAMPLE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES FLIER
Parker School helps students succeed in school, work, and life by focusing on three areas of whole school
development: academic competencies, professional and entrepreneurial skills, and personal competencies.
Come volunteer with us! We need you to change lives.
Where Would I Volunteer?
Volunteers are currently needed at (insert school
name and address).
Why Volunteer?
Volunteers can help reduce the achievement and
opportunity gaps by helping students make rapid
gains in their academic and professional readiness.
We Need Volunteers Who
• Believe that all children, regardless of life
circumstances, can succeed
• Enjoy working with adolescents
• Have a diversity of life experiences
• Want to make a one-time or long-term
commitment
• Speak English and/or Spanish
How You Can Get Involved
Inquire about volunteer opportunities in the school’s
main office.
Volunteer Opportunities:
Academic Support
• Serve as a classroom assistant
• Teach an enrichment class
After-School Enrichment and Intervention
• Tutor
• Provide enrichment opportunities
• Enhance physical fitness
Social and Emotional Health
• Adopt an advisory class
• Teach a workshop during an advisory class
Professional Mentor
• Chaperone a f ield trip to a workplace
• Review resumes and cover letters
• Help students write college essays and complete
FAFSA forms
• Judge final presentations
• Conduct mock interviews
• Visit the school as a guest speaker/lecturer
about your career
• Provide internship opportunities
• Host a workplace visit
• Collaborate with teachers about plans and
projects
• Connect us to other professionals
To learn more, contact:
John Doe, Community Partner and Volunteer Coordinator
[email protected]
585.123.4567
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