Parent and Community Outreach Coordinator

Learning ROCKS! is an original Aspire program, serving 80 3rd-5th grade students each day after school across three sites, as well as during the six-week, full-day summer camp. The Learning ROCKS! Curriculum focuses heavily on language arts and reading, and the following three themes: academic and study skills; life-skills; and community and culture. Finally, Aspire emphasizes arts and creativity as a means of self-expression for students as well as accessing and internalizing academic content in new and meaningful ways. The Learning Links AmeriCorps Program provides a critical link across the three main aspects of a child’s daily experience: at school; after school and in the summer; and at home/in the community. Toward this end, Aspire partners closely with and supports both schools and parents, including volunteering 6 hours a week in a school classroom. Each AmeriCorps Member will work closely with their team to implement the Learning ROCKS! Program, providing expanded learning opportunities to students. Corps Members are an integral part of the Learning ROCKS! Program, actively planning weekly schedules, implementing lesson plans, leading literature circles and homework groups, and more. Come make a difference in a child's life and help set them up for success!.