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Frontier College is Canada's original literacy organization. In Vancouver, we recruit volunteers to work with learners in the following literacy programs. We screen and train all of our volunteers before they go into the community.
For more information or to volunteer with Frontier College in Vancouver, please call 604-713-5848 or email vancouver@frontiercollege.ca
ARIES are alternative educational day programs for Aboriginal youth ages 13 to 18 years whose basic economic and social needs are being met on the streets. Core subjects up to Grade 10 and beyond are offered to increase student’s literacy and numeracy, as well as to help them make the transition back to school or the workplace. Our volunteers assist these youth with help in a variety of school subjects. Tutoring takes place in the ARIES is supervised by a teacher. This is one of our more challenging programs for tutors due to its drop-in nature. Tutors work one-on-one or in small groups with learners. (Vancouver)
Aunt Leah’s Place works with youth who are living semi independently to teach life skills so they can transition onto independent living as they transition out of government care. Tutors will work one-to-one with youth to support them in their studies. Learners will come from diverse backgrounds and therefore, tutors should be comfortable working with learners who may have mild developmental disabilities, such as FASD and ADHD, and mental health issues. Tutors in this program should be prepared to spend time getting to know the learners and the challenges they face. Volunteers should be patient, culturally sensitive, and willing to lead in conversation and learner motivation. Tutoring is self-paced (New Westminster)
Byrne Creek High School ESL program. Volunteers may choose from several ESL blocks or afterschool homework club. Tutors in this program will be matched with immigrant and refugee youth who are struggling with reading, writing, speaking and mathematics. Many of these learners include newcomers from Afghanistan and Africa. (Burnaby)
Byrne Creek High School’s Connecting Newcomer Youth to Community is an afterschool program is to provide literacy and life skills opportunities for newcomer students. Tutors will support learners in literacy activities and work alongside them during the life skills training/opportunities. In addition, tutors will act as mentors to learners, by providing them with positive role modeling and successful relationship building. Tutors will assist learners in feeling more connected to their community and ready for their transition out of high school (Burnaby)
East Side Program. The East Side Program is an off-site district Alternative Program which creates a structured, supportive and stimulating environment that promotes social and recreational skills as well as academics. Grade 9 and 10 core subjects are offered to students aged 14-17 years. Physical Education, community building and outdoor education are essential elements of the program. Electives offered include Visual Arts, Sports and Recreation, Foods and Nutrition, Film Studies and Hip Hop. Tutors work one-on-one or in small groups with learners. (Vancouver)
Outreach Alternative Program. Outreach is an Alternate School for Youth of Aboriginal heritage that provides Grades 10 – 12 core academics and selected electives to students who have not been able to find success in other schools. Tutors work one-on-one or in small groups with learners. (Vancouver)
In the Britannia High School Homework Club volunteers work with students in grades six to twelve on a variety of subjects, in a relaxed homework club environment that is supervised by a Homework Club Organizer. Volunteers are matched to work one-on-one or in a small group with learners based on the subjects that they feel most comfortable tutoring. (Vancouver)
Umoja Youth Homework Clubis a homework support program for newcomer students in grades eight to twelve who seek help in core subjects: English, Math, Social Studies, and Sciences. Volunteers in this program should be patient, willing to lead in conversation and learner motivation, and be prepared to work one-on-one or with a small group of learners each week. The Homework Club is organized and supervised by an Umoja program coordinator. (Surrey)
Communities and Friends Learning Together (CFLT) is an after school learning club run by Frontier College. Tutors work together to plan and facilitate fun and inclusive learning activities under the supervision of Frontier College staff. Tutors may also work one-on-one with learners on homework help and reading activities. Many of the learners are new immigrants or refugees. (Burnaby)
The African Homework Club is run in partnership with the Multicultural Family Centre and is for African children, or children of African descent. Children range from ages 6-12, many of whom are recent immigrants and/or refugees. Tutors assist with homework help, reading, writing, and story-telling in a community learning and homework club setting. (Burnaby)
Umoja Children’s Homework Club is a homework support program for newcomer students in elementary school who seek help in core subjects: English, Math, Social Studies, and Sciences. Volunteers in this program should be patient, willing to lead in conversation and learner motivation, and be prepared to work one-on-one or with a small group of learners each week. The Homework Club is organized and supervised by an Umoja program coordinator (Surrey)
Second Street Community School’s 1-1 Tutoring program provides children grades 1-7 with intensive 1-1 tutoring support with reading and numeracy. Tutors will be matched with a student who is either learning to read or reading to learn. This is a great opportunity for college and university students who are interested in becoming a teacher or for community members who want to share their love of reading with young children. The 1-1 tutoring program is coordinated by the Second Street Community Head Teacher (Burnaby)
Second Street Community School’s Rec ‘n Reading Program is an after-school literacy program for students grades 1 – 4. The program provides students with recreational activities, followed by 1-1 reading. Tutors provide one-on-one or small group support. Tutors program should be outgoing, willing to facilitate activities and engage children in reading, be patient and sensitive to issues faced by immigrants and refugee children, and work well in a team environment (Burnaby)
The Domestic Workers Adult ESL Program The Domestic Workers (DWA) ESL Program is an adult tutoring program that involves one-on-one or small group tutoring with women from the West Coast Domestic Workers Association who are (or have recently been) Live-in Caregivers. Many of these learners are from South-East Asia or Eastern Europe and are female. As per requests from the learners in the DWA program, we are looking for female volunteers to tutor. Tutors will assist learners with a variety of literacy activities based on what the women request help with. This program is designed to empower caregivers and often involves workplace literacy (resume and cover letter writing, skills upgrading). (Vancouver)
African Women’s English Support Group is run in partnership with the Multicultural Family Centre. This program focuses on basic ESL, work place, and life skills literacy for African immigrant and refugee women. Our volunteers work one-on-one or in small groups with African women to help them learn the written and spoken vocabulary that surrounds everyday life and which is essential for integration into Canadian Society. Due to the nature of the all-woman group of learners, only female volunteers will be accepted. (Burnaby)
Umoja Conversation Class The main objective of the conversation class is for participants to acquire communication skills. Volunteers in this program should be patient, willing to lead in conversation and learner motivation, and be prepared to work one-on-one or with a small group of learners each week. The program runs in partnership with the City of Surrey. (Surrey)
Umoja Literacy and Life Sills Program The main objective of the Literacy & Life Skills Program is for participants to acquire the English Language skills to read, write, participate in conversations, improve comprehension skills, do simple mathematics and progress later to access other services that will help integrate into Canadian society. Volunteers in this program should be patient, willing to lead in conversation and learner motivation, and be prepared to work one-on-one or with a small group of learners each week. The program is facilitated by Umoja staff. (Surrey)
Hastings Adult Education Centre
Hastings Education Centre is a partnership between Britannia Community Centre and Frontier College. The program targets adults with at least intermediate ESL abilities and who demonstrate essential skills challenges. Essential skills include reading text, using documents, writing, numeracy, oral communication, thinking skills, working with others, computer use and continuous learning. Essential skills will be targeted through the theme of community engagement. Tutors work one-to-one with the learners assisting them with different essential skills and community engagement topics (Vancouver).
For more information or to volunteer with Frontier College in Vancouver, please call 604-713-5848 or email vancouver@frontiercollege.ca. |
