Devenez bénévole avec nous
Nous recherchons des personnes de la région métropolitaine de DSM désireuses de tisser des liens avec leurs voisins au-delà des différences. Nous recherchons des bénévoles qui adopteront une attitude d'apprentissage continu et d'humilité culturelle dans le cadre de leur participation au programme.
Obtenir de l'aide
Nous créons des opportunités de connexions interculturelles et des ressources pour les apprenants de l'anglais.
Avantages du bénévolat
As a volunteer, you'll have an opportunity to:
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Learn about another's life experience and culture firsthand.
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Develop a friendship with your partner and get to know them and their family.
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Witness progress and celebrate both big and small victories together.
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Gain valuable teaching and tutoring experience.
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Make Central Iowa more welcoming.
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Co-create a sense of belonging and community.
Avantages du bénévolat
We do not require our volunteers to have previous teaching experience or knowledge of a second language. Volunteers attend an orientation to the program before they start meeting with their partners and participate in monthly learning opportunities with others in the program.
Volunteers must be:
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18 years of age or older.
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able to meet regularly with their partner once per week for at least three months.
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flexible, patient, and comfortable working with language learners with varied cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
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able to travel to and from a specified meeting place each week (by car, public transportation, virtual, etc.)