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Emily K Center

Type of Organization: “Pioneer Scholars” after-school program

Grades served: 1-8

Address: 904 W Chapel Hill St Durham, NC 27701

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  👣WALKABLE 
18 min walk from the West Duke building on East Campus

Things to know

Entering the building

There is an iPad at the front desk. Sign in there, then head to the classroom/ gym.

Site specific orientation

Ms.Bailey will hold a virtual orientation before volunteering begins. 

Dress code

  • Avoid clothing that contains profanity or depictions of violence.
  • Lower items of clothing should be “fingertip length”.
  • Tops should not be cropped or low cut.

Possible Volunteer Activities

  • Helping out during the preprogramming time block (3:00-4:15pm) i.e. playing games with students, interacting with them in the gym, and general support.
  • During the academic time block you will be in the classrooms with teachers and student helping out with lessons and general homework support.

Our partners at Emily K

Nephitearya Bailey Singleton

Director of Elementary and Middle School Readiness

nbailey@emilyk.org

 

Pamela Gonzalez

Elementary and Middle School Program Coordinator

pgonzalez@emilyk.org

Sample volunteer tasks

  • Helping out during the preprogramming time block (3:00-4:15pm) i.e. playing games with students, interacting with them in the gym, and general support.
  • During the academic time block you will be in the classrooms with teachers and student helping out with lessons and general homework support.
  • Assisted in group activities including gym time and hot cocoa+ reading.
  • Assisted kids with a presentation on wind energy.
  • Assisted teachers during led activities, such as games and crafts.
  • Helped kids with reading and their menu food truck project.
  • Continued to help sixth graders with their projects for Hispanic Heritage Month, also helped with supplies preparation.
  • Continued our book club for “It’s the End of the World and I’m in my Bathing Suit.” 
  • During this session, I facilitated different group activities including the starting Uno card game with students, as well as the tote bag craft activity.
  • Facilitated bingo session.
  • Field trip to see Coach K, Coach Scheyer, and the basketball team on Duke’s Campus!
  • Played basketball with the kids for the first 30 mins.
  • Helped students with study skills development
  • Explored history of lawsuits 
  • Helped with activity on literary devices and identifying them in song lyrics.
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  • Today we created a character analysis for our main character Eddie in book club. We discussed his strengths weaknesses, personality, relationships, environment, the author’s intent in creating his character, his actions, his struggles, etc. The students were asked to think critically about the text and produced some great, thoughtful ideas about what they were reading.
  • Today we did practice with math concepts like place value, expanded form, and underlined value. The kids received mini notebooks where they answered questions written on math place cards. We rotated the cards around, so each student got the chance to answer each question. As they completed their work, Miss Anjane and I checked over their answers and corrected mistakes in their thinking.
  • Today we learned about what ADHD is, what different presentations of ADHD exist, and how ADHD can be a challenge for kids’ learning. Today’s class took form of a video/round table discussion afterwards.
  • Did a “four corners” exercise in which we picked discussion questions about the book which we wanted to answer.
  • Worked on a division escape room and finished with reading.
  • We played in the gym, then we did a lesson on the book they have been reading.
  • Worked on multiplication tables with the 4th graders using a winter snowflake cutout.
  • Worked with 6th graders on their projects for Hispanic Heritage Month.
  • Played wiffle ball with the kids and read chapters of a book in a group.
  • Helped the 5th graders with homework on their laptops and answered any questions they had.

 

  • Helped with diorama projects.
  • Helped with literary devices project.
  • Assisted the 4th grade teacher instructing children about ADHD due to it being ADHD awareness month.
  • Helped 4th grade students with their literature timeline packet and lined them up for dismissal.
  • I helped kids with math homework and helped form paragraphs for 2nd and 3rd graders.
  • I helped the 4th graders with their math (i.e., multiplication) games and supervised them as they watched the animated movie “Vivo.”
  • I mentored the 4th graders on their literature homework package.
  • I played with the students in the gymnasium and then I helped them with projects and worksheets in the classroom.
  • I read with the students and answered discussion questions together afterwards.
  • I tutored 4th graders learning about lava and helped them fill out a packet.
  • Mentored students on relationships with other students, helped some friendships survive.
  • Played basketball in the gym, then went to the classroom and read a book with a table of students, popcorn reading back and forth.
  • Made dreamcatchers with 7th graders.
  • Played basketball with the kids and helped with their freckle homework.
  • Played games with students, lots of Halloween themed activities.
  • Played in the gym, helped facilitate a science lesson, participated in novel study.