<p>I recently found out that yalies have the opportunity to teach in schools in new haven, and was wondering how accessible is it to do so. Can anyone volunteer to teach?</p>
<p>There are lots of opportunities at Yale to do all kinds of volunteer work, including teaching. There will be an activities fair at the beginning of the year and your child can see all the offerings. My D taught ESL to adults who needed to learn more conversational English. They were grad students and spouses who obviously spoke English well enough in an academic setting but could read a lease (heck, most people can’t), order food in a restaurant, or know the difference between an armoire or a dresser. I know of other students that teach in New Haven. </p>
<p>Hope this helps. </p>
<p>When you say teach, do you mean as a certified teacher? Post graduation? I have many friends who are principals and they are always looking for certified teachers. They don’t hire students as teachers. Volunteering in classrooms is another animal. And yes, Yale students have plenty of opportunities for that. Students can volunteer at ESUMS, which is a STEM school, there is also another program where they work as literacy coaches. I saw a list back in the spring of volunteer opportunities. </p>
<p>There are also work study jobs that allow students to assist in New Haven classrooms.</p>
<p>As a parent whose three kids attended New Haven public schools, I know of a couple of teachers who are Yale alums. But they are both older grads who had other careers before turning to teaching. Current students are involved with the Math Counts competition program volunteering as teaching assistants for teachers prepping students who will be competing. During the summer there is the U.S. Grant enrichment program, which is run entirely by Yale students. There are other students involved in a variety of programs including tutoring. Google Yale Department of Community and State Affairs. </p>
<p>It goes both ways. My son participated in a summer statistics program run by the department of public health, which had some student involvement–although in his case it was a Wesleyan student. Later, he was able to volunteer in a professor’s lab. And this past summer he had a paid IT internship, and is continuing to work at that part-time after school.</p>
<p>Be respectful. Check any Lady Bountiful noblesse oblige at the door. You are as likely to learn as much if not more from the community than it will learn from you. One of the students in the U.S. Grant program asked me if we have any dictionaries in our house. I refrained from asking if she needed to borrow one. </p>
<p>My kid teaches math in an after-school program to 8th graders through Mathcounts. See: <a href=“http://www.mathcountsoutreach.org/”>http://www.mathcountsoutreach.org/</a></p>
<p>@latichever </p>
<p>Egads!!! I clutched my pearls as I read your post! Wow! I’m stunned! She might be shocked to learn that we walk standing erect here in NHV!! Lol </p>
<p>^^Well, not Handsome Dan or my equally or arguably better looking pooch. </p>