Community Service/Volunteer Opportunities

PSYC Major, Study Abroad, & Community Service Meeting — Nov. 12 at 12:20 p.m.

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Psyc Majors Meeting – Study Abroad & Community Service Opportunities 11/12
Mon., Nov. 12
12:20 – 1:10 pm
Judd Hall 113

Interested in the Psychology Major?

Representatives from the Study Abroad Office and the Center for Community Partnerships as well as the department chair will be on hand to provide information about opportunities through semester study abroad or through participation in the community at home. Come learn more about these elective opportunities.

Office of Study Abroad – Michael Acosta, Advisor and Ian Lim-Bonner, Graduate Assistant
Office of Community Partnerships – Rhea Drozdenko, Coordinator
Psychology Department – Matt Kurtz, Chair
Psychology Peer Advisor – Amabel Jeon ‘19

The chair will be available before and after the meeting to sign forms (e.g., study abroad, transfer credits).

Psychology Majors Manual – there are specific requirements to get into the major:  http://www.wesleyan.edu/psyc/about/psychman_post2019.pdf
Major Declaration Request – Prospective student email received from Registrar’s Office after submitting request:  http://www.wesleyan.edu/psyc/declaring_mjr.pdf

Pizza will be provided.

Be an ELL Volunteer: November 9 from Noon-1 p.m.

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Learn about becoming an ELL volunteer in the local public middle and high schools while having pizza with the children.

 

We are having a pizza lunch with our ELL middle schoolers on Friday, November 9, 2018 from 12:00PM-1:00PM in the Common Room of the Romance Languages Building (300 High St.).

 

This is one of the best ELL events of the year because we get to hang out with the kids in a more relaxed, fun setting, while enjoying delicious Domino’s pizza!  (The kids’ favorite 🙂

 

Current tutors will also be there to share their experiences. And you can meet Professor Hepford who is offering an ESL methods class next semester!

 

There are many kids in the public schools in need of ELL assistance! If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

 

Alexis (asher)

Sush (sjay)

Prof. Hepford (ehepford)

Prof. Pérez-Gironés (aperezgirone)

 

Volunteer Opportunities to Teach English, Spanish and French!

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Volunteer with ESL (English as a Second Language) children in the Middletown Public School System

  • Provide academic instruction and support to children at Woodrow Wilson Middle School (WWMS) as they continue to hone their English language skills
  • Help them with day to day assignments and classroom activities
  • Knowledge of Spanish / Arabic preferred, but not required
  • Minimum commitment: ~2 hours per week, between 8:30 am and 2:30 pm (WWMS school hours), preferably over the whole 2017-2018 academic year

Informational meeting: Friday Sept. 9, at 3:00 pm (to be confirmed)

For further information, please contact Phoebe Howe (phhowe@wesleyan.edu)

Teach elementary Spanish / French to Middletown children (ages 4-7) at the Russell Library

(“Speak like Babar” / “Speak like Dora”)

  • Limited to 4 volunteers who will be enrolled in a French/Spanish class 221 or above (2 French/2 Spanish)
  • Commitment: 1 hour on Saturday (12-2 pm, October and November), plus several sessions to prepare lessons

For further information, please contact Prof. Ana Pérez-Gironés (aperezgirone@wesleyan.edu )