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Children Are Our Future
They will be our leaders and caretakers. You can help them achieve their potential by volunteering for educational endeavors, sports, or simply being a positive role model.
Volunteer At A School
Join a parent/teacher organization such as the PTA. Parent Teacher Organizations (PTOs) are also popular. Both provide numerous volunteer opportunities that help enrich the lives of students and teachers through newsletters, school projects, book and cultural fairs, teacher appreciation events, fundraising, and much more. You might also choose to volunteer on an individual basis, such as becoming a helper for a particular classroom.
Be A Mentor
We all remember people in our lives who have been positive role models. Through mentoring, you can be that memorable role model for another child. A few ideas include tutoring, coaching a sports team, becoming a leader of a scouting organization, or volunteering with an organization that matches adult role models with children through a Big Buddy, Big Brother or Big Sister, Boys and Girls Club or similar program.
Help Students And Gardens Grow
Many schools grow student gardens. Some may be aesthetic gardens, others are fruit and vegetable gardens, but all are valuable learning experiences. Help with the care of a garden; along with flowers and veggies, you'll help sow the seeds for an education on nutrition, horticulture and working together for a common goal.
Service Learning
Service learning often combines community service with school course instruction, such as volunteering at a hospital or discussing the role of government in healthcare in the classroom. In addition to opening students' eyes to possible career paths, helping gain confidence and building leadership skills, studies show that service learning positively impacts academic performance and engages students in the world around them. Studies also show that students from disadvantaged backgrounds who engage in service learning feel more personally empowered than those who don't volunteer.
Contribute To Culture
Do you like to ponder the planets? Would you like to teach impressionist art to preschool finger painters? Interested in history? If so, consider becoming a docent (otherwise known as a guide) in a museum, planetarium, park, or any institution where there is knowledge to be shared. Generally, becoming a docent takes interest and commitment-not necessarily prior knowledge. You often receive extensive on-the-job training. Think of it as free schooling.
