1.Why did you decide to become an AmeriCorps VISTA?
I became an AmeriCorps VISTA because I wanted to go a different direction with my professional life and gain an experience that I would not have anywhere else.
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We are excited to announce that Citizen Schools California has welcomed four new members to the team this summer! Their experience and passion for helping others will provide invaluable support to CSCA as we continue our mission to close the opportunity gap in the Bay Area.
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This past week, I had the opportunity to sit with a group of rising Boston 9th grader girls, who were both graduates of our 8th Grade Academy program and summer interns at Citizen Schools. We gathered to talk about their experience with us and the ways in which Citizen Schools is – and isn’t yet – fulfilling its promise to help middle school students launch confidently into their high school years.
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In partnership with Bank of America and the San Francisco Giants, 9 students from Citizen Schools were able to go on to the field and take positions on base before the game for the Kids Take the Field event. On top of that, students were able to meet the players while out on the field, an experience the students said that they would never forget.
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For the past 10 weeks, I have been inspired by the future engineers, doctors, veterinarians and artists of the Bay Area. At week one they may have seemed like your average middle schooler, but by week 10, it was made clear – they are the remarkable Girls for a Change (GFAC).
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Saratoga resident Bob France was among the President’s Volunteer Service Awards recipients, winning the silver award along with 83 others across the country.
France was recognized for his work as a citizen teacher with the national nonprofit Citizen Schools, which requires him to spend hours each week sharing his expertise in his field with middle school students in low-income communities.
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Corey Cronin of Novato has received the President’s Volunteer Service Award for work as a “citizen teacher” with the national nonprofit Citizen Schools.
The group partners with middle schools to provide academic support to children in low-income communities, in conjunction with AmeriCorps educators and the volunteer teachers.
Cronin was a silver award honoree, which recognizes volunteers who have taught three of the past four semesters. Across the country, 83 volunteers were recognized in this category.
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There are a number of institutions across the US that recognize the hard work, dedication and drive of AmeriCorps members. They offer a variety of inscentives like matching tution funding to the Segal AmeriCorps Education Award. See a list of participating universities in the Citizen Schools footprint below, or browse the full list here.
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If you ask Bob France what he does as a Citizen Teacher, he may give you a couple of answers. Sure, he’s an engineer, a manager, a teacher. But he’s also a time traveler, he says. “I get to take a group of students into one of their possible futures, and go along for the ride.”
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Citizen Schools California is pleased to announce Raj Mamodia, Brillio CEO, as a new member to the California Advisory Board.
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On March 28th, Citizen Schools students, families and supporters gathered at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA to celebrate the work of our brilliant students, connect our community with schools in need, and transform the future of public school education.
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Citizen Schools California welcomed a new staff member, Wesley Thompson, Development Coordinator. Wesley will work to create new partnerships and strengthen existing relationships with foundations and individuals who share Citizen Schools California’s goal of expanding opportunity to all Bay Area middle school students.
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In the past year, our programming has continued to demonstrate measurable impact in academic growth and achievement, helping to narrow the opportunity gap in our schools. This report includes key national and regional results, as well as introductions to just a few of the many supporters, volunteers and Americorps members who help make it possible for middle schoolers across the country to discover and achieve their dreams.
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We think our AmeriCorps Teaching Fellows and our VISTAs are the best! We celebrated our AmeriCorps members and the work they do all week long... Click to see more photos and videos from AmeriCorps Week!
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It may be a day off, but our Citizen Schools AmeriCorps members and staff are making it a "day on" by getting out into their communities and serving! #doinggoodonourdayoff
Read MoreThis past December, as people celebrated the end of 2016, Citizen Schools California celebrated a semester of student achievement! We were overwhelmed with pride as students shared what they learned in subjects ranging from female empowerment to 3D printing at their WOW! showcases.
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During the 2016 fall semester Citizen Schools California (CSC) started a pilot project at East Palo Alto Phoenix Academy (EPAPA) using a new apprenticeship only, or AppEx, style of programming. This new project, made possible through the HP Foundation, aimed to design a scalable model of apprenticeships that combined in-person and virtual mentoring for students.
Read MoreI graduated from Northeastern majoring in Business Administration and Marketing, with minors in International Affairs and Social Entrepreneurship. While at Northeastern I worked for a year and a half at 3 different internships, my favorite one being at Pine St Inn, which is the biggest center for homeless resources in New England, where I worked in Workforce development.
Read MoreThey’ll be using hammers, nails and two-by-fours, but over the next three weeks, fifty students at Joseph George Middle School, an Alum Rock Union Elementary School District’s Visual and Performing Arts school, will be finishing a semester that’s been about more than building walls and roofs.
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