[bioundgrd] FW: Paid teaching / mentoring opportunity - Afterschool-tastic

[Joshua Stone]

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From: Luiza Bastos Lages <lblages at mit.edu<mailto:lblages at mit.edu>>
Subject: Paid teaching / mentoring opportunity - Afterschool-tastic
Date: January 15, 2021 at 3:01:07 PM EST

My name is Luíza, I am an MIT alumna and current mentor for the Afterschool-tastic Program.
We are currently looking for MIT graduate + undergraduate students who would be interested in a paid position as a mentor for our Spring Program. Would you be able to help us advertise the position within your department?

Information about our upcoming program is below:

Afterschool-tastic is a free, online afterschool program run through the MIT Education Arcade in which MIT graduate and undergraduate mentors lead activities on the topic of their choice to children from 9-14 years-old.

- the Spring program will run from February 22 to May 13;
- meetings with kids will be on Tuesdays & Thursdays 4-6pm EDT (includes half hour of prep before each session);
- 1.5 hour Weekly check-ins/collaboration (time & days TBD);
- Up to 10 hours of work per week, including class time, meetings, and classes prep;
- share your passion!  Teach lessons on whatever you are passionate about. Examples of topics taught during the fall semester include:  coding, art practice, science experiments, sewing, photography, bullet journaling, games, baking and more;
- undergraduate students must be eligible to receive ELO funding
- paid position.

If you are interested in joining us as a mentor, please reach back to us with a brief paragraph sharing your interest in the program and any questions you have.
We look forward to hearing from you!

Kindly,

L.


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