As a City Year corps member, you will serve full-time as a tutor and mentor in schools, running after-school programs, leading and developing youth leadership programs, and vacation camps to make a difference in the lives of children and their communities. Although most of your corps experience will be working with kids, you will also help rebuild neighborhoods and perform a variety of transformative physical service projects.
A DAY IN A CITY YEAR
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Your day at City Year will start early and end late. While there is no typical day for all corps members, your time will be invested well as you meet critical community needs, making a difference in the lives of children, everyday.
Sample Monday
- 8:00 am Join fellow corps members for an energetic start to the day with Unity Rally
- 8:30 am Travel with team to school
- 9:00 am One-on-one math tutoring with Victoria
- 10:00 am Reading group and review phonics lessons
- 11:00 am Team-building games during recess
- 12:00 pm Lunch meeting with newspaper club
- 1:00 pm Literacy tutoring with Sam and Alisha
- 2:00 pm Meet with principal to plan 300-person playground renovation project
- 3:00 pm Lead kids in after-school program recycling lesson
- 5:00 pm Give parents flyer for upcoming family book fair night
- 6:00 pm Break for the day
You will also receive training on service-related issues and skills one day per week.
"I joined City Year to work with children and show them they are able to make a difference in the world. This year, I have been working with a 1st grader named Erik who, at the beginning of the school year, had trouble paying attention in class and was reading below grade level. During the year, I provided one-on-one literacy tutoring to Erik - together we sounded out words and took the extra time we needed to concentrate on learning. Now, he is reading at the 2nd grade level and is able to better focus on his work."
- Ronald Wilson, Corps Member