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Community Based Learning
Community Partners
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East Central Illinois Refugee
Mutual AssistanceCenter (ECIRMAC)
www.ecirmac.org
The RefugeeCenter provides a wide variety of social services to hundreds of Latina/o and Spanish-speaking immigrants to the Champaign-Urbana area.
302 Birch St. § Urbana, IL61801
Guadalupe Abreu Deborah Hlavna
Counselor Co-Direcor
217.344.8455 217.344.8455
(Travel East on Green St. into Urbana. Make a right onto Birch St. The Center is in the UnitarianChurch on the corner of Green and Birch. Use the black door on the Birch St. side of the church.)
The students from the Fall 2006 semester have these recommendations for future students who work at ECIRMAC:
§ Es imprescindible que tengas buenas modales y buen trato con la gente.
§ Es recomendable que puedas entender bien cuando alguien habla en español.
§ No es imprescindible que sepas de las leyes para los inmigrantes.
§ Es importante que sepas que vas a ver y escuchar a inmigrantes que no son hispanohablantes, sino que usan otras lenguas.
§ Es imprescindible que los estudiantes sepan que no van a hablar en
español todo el tiempo.
§ Es importante que mantengas una distancia emocional profesional.
§ Es importante que entiendas que el número de clientes es variable, según la hora y el día.
§ Es recomendable que sepas prestar atención cuando te hablan.
§ Es imprescindible que no tengas miedo de preguntar (por ejemplo para información importante como formas de ciudadanía).
§ Es recomendable que seas responsable, que escuches bien, y que conozcas los números en español.
§ Es imprescindible que entiendas que es difícil al principio (te va a costar), pero vas a superarlo.
§ Es imprescindible que sepas trabajar y comunicarte con otras personas.
§ Es recomendable que tengas interés en el mundo (diferentes culturas) y que tengas la mente abierta.
§ NO es imprescindible que hables español perfectamente. Es un proceso continuo y vas a aprender y cometer errores, pero es una parte del proceso.
§ NO es imprescindible que tengas experiencia con este tipo de trabajo –se aprende como hacer todo rápidamente.
§ Es normal que sientas miedo.
§ Es recomendable que los estudiantes escuchen bien en el teléfono y se sientan cómodos hablando por teléfono (¡pero esto se aprende!).
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Booker T. Washington Elementary School
http://www.prairienet.org/btw-school/homepage.html
Washington is a very diverse elementary school with a strong bilingual education program and goals for integration of Spanish-speaking children into English-speaking classrooms. You will work in the Spanish-language classroom, helping teachers and working directly with the children. You may also consider working with specialty teachers (e.g., art); please consult with Ms. Healy.
606 E. Grove St. § Champaign, IL61820
Ms. Leslie Noyes Sarah Klyne
Volunteer Director Principal
217.351.3901
noyesle@champaignschools.org klynesa@champaignschools.org
(From the ForeignLanguageBuilding on Matthews, turn left onto Nevada. Make a left onto Goodwin. Take Goodwin North and make a left onto University Ave. Turn right onto Wright Street. Make a left onto Grove Street. The School is located on the right of the street.)
Dicen los estudiantes:
§ Es imprescindible que los estudiantes sepan que no van a hablar en
español todo el tiempo.
§ Es recomendable que tengan experiencia con los niños.
§ Es importante que sepan que todas las clases en BTW son distintas.
§ Es recomendable (pero no imprescindible) que hayas tenido experiencia en trabajar con niños
§ Es necesario que tengas un sentido de humor y un escudo mental contra "spitballs" y gritos de tono alto... pero en serio, es muy divertido.
§ Es imprescindible que tengas paciencia con los niños.
§ Tienes que ser responsable y llegar a la escuela a tiempo.
§ Es necesario que sepas las reglas de la escuela.
§ Es recomendable que sepas qué hacer si hay una emergencia.
§ Es necesario que tengas respeto por las diferencias de los niños.
§ Es recomendable que tengas metas específicas que quieres realizar en BTW.
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SOAR (after-school tutoring at BTW)
http://ilabs.inquiry.uiuc.edu/ilab/btwalp
The parents in Shadowwood expressed the need for after-school programming for their youth, and Prof. Ann Bishop from UIUC responded by founding this program. It takes place from 3-5 pm at BTW, and our students work as tutors who develop close relationshbips with BTW students, helping with homework, reading, and enrichment activities that emphasize family strengths, stories, and digital media.
606 E. Grove St. § Champaign , IL61820
· Ms. Lila Moore * Graduate Research Assistant * tutor@education.illinois.edu *
S.O.A.R. @ B.T. Washington Elementary
The S.O.A.R. after-school tutoring program at B.T. Washington Elementary is looking for enthusiastic and dedicated volunteers to provide homework and reading help to students in grades K-5 who are most in need of some extra support. Currently about 45 children, mainly Latino and African American, attend the free after-school program. The S.O.A.R. program is a collaboration of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, the College of Education, and Don Moyer Boys and Girls Club.
S.O.A.R. (Student Opportunities for After-School Resources) operates from 3:00 to 5:00 every Tuesday through Thursday at B.T.WashingtonElementary School. Volunteers are asked to commit at least one day a week for the duration of the program to working with a child.
The S.O.A.R. program provides volunteers the opportunity to
-help children from different backgrounds and cultures with their homework and reading,
-practice Spanish-speaking skills in a real-life situation,
-provide a much needed and appreciated service to the local community,
-gain experience in a K-5 tutoring and literacy setting, and
-develop a close mentor relationship with a child.
Orientation/training sessions begin the week of January 27. Tutors will attend one training session on either Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday (Jan. 27, 28, or 29) from 3:00 – 5:00 (the normal days and hours of tutoring) in the library at B.T. Washington Elementary. I will provide additional information in an e-mail to those who plan on volunteering with the S.O.A.R. program.
If you are interested in volunteering or would like information please contact Lila Moore at tutor@education.illinois.edu <mailto:tutor@education.illinois.edu> .
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Champaign CentralHigh School
http://www.gomaroons.com/
Central High School has a large population of Spanish-speaking students and a significant ESL program. Many of the students are enrolled in classes taught in English and spend some time in the ESL classrooms during the day. You will work with the Spanish-speaking students in their ESL class to provide homework help. Past students have formed very positive relationships with these students. Ms. Citraro writes: “The tutors have done a great job. My students are asking for the tutors, and they are waiting for them to come again.” You can be sure your work will be appreciated!
601 W. University Ave. § Champaign, IL61820
Marlene Citraro Laura Zick-Bottorff
ESL Teacher ESL Teacher
217.351.3911 217.351.3911
citrarma@champaignschools.org zickla@champaignschools.org
(From the ForeignLanguageBuilding on Matthews, turn left onto Nevada. Make a left onto Goodwin. Turn left onto Green Street. Take Green Street to Prospect and turn right. Make a right onto University Avenue. CentralHigh School will be on the left side of the street.)
Dicen los estudiantes:
§ Es recomendable que tengas un coche porque vas a necesitar trabajar fuera del campus.
§ No es importante sí no tienes confianza cuando hablas español porque puedes practicar, y a los estudiantes les gustan enseñarte nuevas palabras
§ Es imprescindible que enfoques en un aspecto de la educación para ayudar los estudiantes porque no puedes ayudarlos en todo.
§ Es recomendable que traigas un diccionario.
§ Es imprescindible que tengan paciencia y tengan la habilidad de trabajar con otros y con compasión.
§ Es recomendable que sepas algo de las matemáticas.
§ Es importante que respetes la cultura hispana.
§ No es imprescindible que hables español perfectamente bien.
§ Es imprescindible que te guste comunicarse con otras personas.
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Child Care Resource Service
www.ag.uiuc.edu/CCRSCare
Child Care Resource Services (CCRS) helps parents find child care for their children and also helps those low-income parents pay for child care while they are working or taking classes. Students will assist with Spanish-speaking clients who enter the office and other surveys/tasks related to helping the Latino clients in CCRS. Children visit the office, but no direct work with children will be guaranteed (more of an office-type job).
OJO:
- CCRS is not a day-care center nor a pre-school. CCRS does work directly with children, but in a limited fashion.
- Having a flexible schedule can greatly impact your experiences with CCRS. You can choose to work in the office each week and work on very valuable projects that enhance your skill sets. Or, with a flexible schedule you can have more varied, interesting, and personal experiences. Furthermore, the more flexible you are with your schedule, the more opportunities you will have to work directly with Spanish-speaking clients. Many outreach events involving Latino communities take place on the weekends. Ask Dr. Garnier for a schedule of events and work them into your calendar. Just be sure that you work a total of 28 hours during the semester.
- CCRS is active in the social services community; they would very much like students to participate in at least one community event during their CBL work. Some of these events involve direct interaction with Spanish-speaking clients.
- TASK LIST: *assist Spanish-speaking clients as they enter office or phone in
*read over/edit CCRS Spanish-version of website to learn more about what CCRS does
*translate documents as needed
*e-mail from staff list to see if they have any documents, messages, etc. to be translated
*record data/results from Spanish survey
*investigate further tasks to help our Spanish speaking clients
*read Spanish documents/brochures to gain knowledge of child-care vocabulary
*try to set up a date to join Kathy or meet her on a stop with the Quality Counts van
--the Quality Counts van is a library of books, games, toys, etc. that child care providers can borrow for a period of time and then the van comes again to exchange/pick up/drop off new materials (a chance for students to see child care in action, possible interaction with children for a short period of time)
**times will vary—usually an all day trip, but can meet at certain locations
*attend a Latino Partnership meeting with Philip and Milagros (2nd Thursday 3:30-4:30)
*attend Community Forum meetings (1st Wednesday –evening)
--Have Background Check to interact with the children that come with their parents to the meetings (more of a one-on-one experience with children)
*speak with Milagros or Diana and find out more about their life/job/etc.
314 Bevier Hall § 905 S. Goodwin § Urbana , IL 61801
Ms. Milagros Jerrell
217.244.9874
jerrell@illinois.edu
(From the Foreign Languages Building on Matthews, turn left onto Nevada. Make a right onto Goodwin. Bevier is on the Southwest corner of Gregory and Goodwin.)
Dicen los estudiantes:
§ Es imprescindible que sepan como leer y escribir bastante en español y también como traducir. Otra cosa que es imprescindible es que el estudiante tenga una ética firme para trabajar, porque muchas veces es muy fácil decidir que el trabajo es pesado y no hacerlo.
§ Es recomendable que el estudiante sea una persona extrovertida, flexible, y tenga un sentido del humor. Son importantes porque mucho del trabajo es trabajar delante de una computadora, lo que puede ser muy aburrido y es recomendable que el estudiante pueda hablar con los otros trabajadores de la oficina.
§ No es importante que el estudiante hable en español con mucha fluidez. Hay dos personas en la oficina que hablan español, así que ellas hablan por teléfono y con clientes muchas veces cuando es necesario.
§ Es bueno que te interesen los servicios y recursos humanos.
§ Es aconsejable que seas capaz de trabajar tanto en equipo, como solo.
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Leal School
www.usd116.org/leal
Leal serves a large Latino population living in Urbana and has Spanish-instruction classrooms for their bilingual education program. Students will help teachers within their classrooms in a variety of ways and will have many opportunities to speak Spanish and directly interact with the children. Students must submit and pass a criminal background check before they can work at the school.
312 W. Oregon § Urbana, IL61801 (217) 384-3618
Ms. Jane Cain, Mentor and Volunteer Coordinator
217.384.3618
jcain@usd116.org
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Clases de Catequesis
Two students may work here. The students will help the teachers of the "Clases de Catequesis, primera Comunion 1er año" classes A & B. The children’s ages are betweeen 7 - 12 years old. Classes are taught entirely in Spanish. Classes last 1 ½ hours, but students can arrive early/stay late to help set up/clean up, thus working two hours each Saturday.
* OJO * Obviously, the work with this community partner deals with religious content. Only choose this placement if you are comfortable with that.
The class schedule is:
- Primera Comunion, 1er año A: Saturdays from 10:00 - 11:30 AM
- Primera Comunion, 1er año B: Saturdays from 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM.
Latino Ministry's Religious Education Program St. John's Catholic Chapel.
Newman Center (chapel basement)
604 E. Armory Ave. (Armory & Six), Champaign, IL61820. latinoministry@sjcnc.org
Alejandra S.de Seufferheld, Director
Latino Ministry's Religious Education Program
(217) 359-1574/ 377-3059
seffrhld@uiuc.edu
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A Woman’s Place
http://www.awomansfund.org/
A Woman’s Place is a domestic violence shelter. Students will help case managers communicate with Latina residents and any Spanish-speaking children in the shelter as well help with life skills (basic computer literacy, e-mail, resume writing, etc.). The shelter does not always have Spanish-speaking residents; therefore, other tasks for students include:
- Community outreach and education (in neighborhoods, factories, churches, etc.)
- Translating documents into Spanish.
- Creating videos in Spanish to welcome residents and explain basic procedures.
1304 E. Main, Urbana, IL § Urbana , IL61801
Ms. Danyale Fryer
217.384.4462 Ext 31
fryerd@awomansfund.org
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Girl Scouts of Central Illinois
http://www.girlscouts-gsci.org/
Girl Scouts of Central Illinois, in coalition with Spanish & Illinois students is working towards having a Latina Girl Scouts Troop. Our volunteers will act as troop leaders for a Hispanic Outreach Troop. Students will spend part of the first weeks of the semester preparing to lead the troop. They will spend 2 hours a week working with Rhonda Sykes of the Girl Scouts to recruit Latina girls from Shadow wood and/or BTW, plan their projects for the meetings, organize materials, translate materials, and help with other continued Latino outreach efforts that the Girl Scouts need. For the next 6 weeks, the students will spend 2 hours / week leading the troops after school. Meetings will last for 1 hour, but with the final planning, set-up, and clean-up time, the students will work 2 hours/meeting. The students can be males or females, but females may be more comfortable. They will need to pass a background check and become a registered adult member for the organization (which will be paid by GSCI). The students should be strong Spanish speakers. Students will be supervised by Rhonda Sykes of the Girl Scouts. The troop meetings will be at Shadow wood. The weekly meetings with the coordinators will be at the Union or the GirlScoutsRegionalCenter located at 701 Devonshire Drive Suite B-16.
More details:
- Only three students may work with the Girl Scouts this semester. After this first semester, more students may be able to sign up.
- Students who sign up for the Girl Scouts must be able to attend a recruitment event at Shadow wood on Saturday, September 20 from 1:30- 4:30. (Yes, this time counts towards your total of 28 hours for the semester.)
- Actual troop meetings will take place on Mondays 5:00-6:00 pm from September 22 to October 27.
- Students working here must be able to commit to attending every single meeting, being available from 4-6:30 on those days (to allow for planning meetings, set-up and clean-up), and having the necessary transportation to always be on time.
rsykes@girlscouts-gsci.org § 328-5112 ext 213
Ms. Rhonda Sykes recently sent me this note with another opportunity for our students:
“A work in progress is possibly the opportunity to have your students volunteer in a classroom setting. We have a program called Zink the Zebra that teaches about diversity. I would love to do this program in Leal and BTW schools, but it is very difficult to get in because we have no one to translate materials and information in Spanish. I would lead the program and they would assist by translating and also helping with the students. Do you think the students would be interested in this opportunity? We usually work in Kindergarten and 1st grade classes, but sometimes we work with 2nd grade classes. This is usually done in 30 minute sessions with each classroom and we usually do several classes a day. The dates and times would be dependent on the school and teacher’s schedule, but if I had students interested I would try to accommodate their schedules too. The program usually is no earlier than 8:30 A.M and no later than 2:00 P.M.”
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Boy Scouts
Mr. Gino Corrales * gino_corralesd@yahoo.com * 217 637 1331
Mr. Gino Corrales work with Boy Scout troops for local Latino boys. He'd be happy to have two community-based learning student work at each site.
Both guys and girls can work with these Boy Scout troops, but you must enjoy working with young kids, ages 7-11.
- Wednesdays 6-7:30 pm in the Northwood Trailer Park, Urbana.
- Fridays 6-7:30 pm in the Shadowwood Trailer Park, Champaign.
- Also in Arcola and Monticello. Ask Mr. Corrales for details about these locations. He can offer rides.
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