All programs will take place virtually during the 2021-2022 school year.
First time volunteering? Please follow these steps!
- Sign up for "Fully Programmed: Working with Students Training" on the Volunteer Sign-Up Calendar (if you haven't yet completed it).
- Read our Volunteer Handbook, paying particular attention to our Virtual Programming Guidelines on page 23.
- Sign our Digital Program Agreement & National Volunteer Guidelines.
- Once you've completed Fully Programmed, you can start working with our students – virtually! You can find virtual volunteer opportunities on our Volunteer Sign-Up Calendar, on the "Online Learning Lab" tab.
Feel free to check out our Volunteer Touchstones: Connecting with students, a document to help guide you in navigating conversations with students about current events.
About Field Trips
On weekday mornings, during non-pandemic times, classes from around southeastern Michigan come by bus or on foot to visit our writing centers for a few hours of high-energy learning. During the 2021-22 school year, we are harnessing the same excitement and anticipation with our virtual field trips as students have when boarding an actual bus for an in-person field trip. With our virtual field trips, we are co-creating a space where students and volunteers are transported to new worlds via their imaginations.
Before you volunteer with your first field trip, please:
Other important info:
- Read the Field Trip Volunteer Handbook.
- Read the lesson plans for the field trip you're attending:
Other important info:
- You are welcome to sign-up for field trips a la carte (there is no long-term commitment).
- If you have any questions about field trips, please contact Field Trip Program Coordinator, Kinyel Friday or Education Director Catherine Calabro Cavin.
