The Programs In New Brunswick

Latino Scholars Program – America Reads * America Counts

    The Latino Scholars Program is a partnership between the Rutgers University Latino Arts and Cultural Center, the Puerto Rican Action Board and the Rutgers Student Employment Office.  Programs include tutoring during the school day and after-school and a lunchtime recreation program recreation program. The children in the program are Latino, monolingual Spanish, or with little English proficiency.  Bilingual tutors are encouraged to apply.  

          Bilingual tutors are encouraged to apply.  All interested tutors are welcome! 

America Reads * America Counts Tutor – Provide assistance to 6^th, 7^th and 8^th grade school children in an after-school homework enrichment/mentoring program that promotes literacy development and math proficiency.

Latino Scholars Tutor – Work as an after-school tutor/mentor for 9^th, 10^th 11^th and 12^th grade high school students in our homework enrichment/mentoring program located in downtown New Brunswick.  The program promotes literacy development and math proficiency.

Hours:  Mon-Fri 2:30-4:30                                      

          If you are interested in the Latino Scholars Program - America Reads * America Counts, please contact: 

Latino Cultural Center	Student Employment Office
Sandra Castro, Assistant Director	Cindy Meekins, Associate Director
scastro@rci.rutgers.edu	(732) 932-8817
122 College Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
(732) 932-1263

http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~larts/publicservice.html

 

Paul Robeson America Reads * America Counts Tutoring Program   

    The Paul Robeson America Reads * America Counts Tutoring Program offers academic tutoring services in reading, math and language arts to 6^th, 7^th and 8^th grade students in  Piscataway Public Schools. Twenty-five percent of students served by the program speak languages other than English at home. Tutors who are bi-lingual in the following languages are encouraged to apply:  Gujarati, Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin or Urudu.  All interested students are welcome and encouraged to apply. 

    Under the supervision of the director or the Paul Robeson Cultural Center, graduate and undergraduate students coordinate the various tutoring and support services.  Tutor and mentor school children in math and/or reading, writing and language arts.  Provide general assistance to classroom teachers by working with small groups or individual children needing extra help.  Tutors must have hours available between 8:00am-12:00 for morning sessions or 12:30-3:30pm for afternoon sessions Mon-Thurs, Friday 1:30-6:30.  You may choose to work only one session per week, or several sessions per week, depending on your availability.  

Transportation is provided by van from the Paul Robeson Center on Busch Campus to the school sites.

If you are interested in the Paul Robeson America Reads * America Counts Tutoring Program, please contact:

Prosper Godonoo, Director	Student Employment
godonoo@rci.rutgers.edu	Cindy Meekins, Associate Director
Paul Robeson Cultural Center	(732) 932-8817
600 Bartholomew Road
Piscataway, NJ  08854
(932) 445-3545

http://www.eden.rutgers.edu/~soli/prcc/schools.html

 

 

Youth Services America Reads Program

 

    The Youth Services America Reads Program is an after school program that provides tutoring in reading and homework assistance to New Brunswick elementary school children in grades 1st-8^th. Tutors may choose to work in one of the five participating school sites. The hours are 3:15 to 6:00 Monday – Friday . The program offers a variety of fun activities to encourage children to read. Newspapers in Education uses newspaper articles and current events to stimulate their interest in reading. Storytelling and reading clubs introduce the children to literature and promote a love for reading. Hooked on Phonics offers a phonics approach to learning to read. Participating schools are:

1. Paul Robeson Elementary School
2. Roosevelt Elementary School
3. Redshaw Elementary School
4. McKinley Elementary School
5. Lincoln Elementary School

During the summer, the PLAY SAFE Program offers a 6-week session that focuses on reading, language arts and math. Sessions are held from 9:00am – Noon. Tutors work under the direct supervision of the teachers. All training is done by certified teachers of the New Brunswick Schools. A donation from a local bookstore will be used to provide age appropriate reading for the children. Some books may be given to the children to take home.

If you are interested in the Youth Services America Reads Program, please contact: