Letter from the Executive Director

Happy New Year! We are excited about the possibilities ahead for our students and communities. I want to share three exciting news updates and opportunities happening in these next few weeks. 

• Citizen Schools is excited to ring in the New Year with big news: "Mobilizing mentors, tutors, and Citizen Teachers" is in the running as one of the top three ideas in education in the Change.org contest, but we still need your vote and help mobilizing your networks again for final round voting by 2:00 pm on Thursday, Jan. 15.  Please continue to pass on and please vote for Citizen Schools’ idea now! 
• Now's your chance to volunteer to teach an apprenticeship and share the world with a student or to mobilize Citizen Teachers for our spring semester.  We need 20 apprenticeships across the Bay Area.  See below for more information.
• Finally, across the nation on January 19th, tens of thousands of Americans will be participating in a National Day of Service. Here is a link to learn more about local service opportunities.

Thank you again for your support and continuing this journey with us and over 650 amazing Bay Area youth to prove what's possible when we expand the learning day and mobilize communities to serve in our schools. May you have a fantastic start to your 2009.

Sincerely,

Nancy Taylor

Executive Director, Citizen Schools-California

Our Students Need You: Volunteer!

We have hands-on apprenticeship classes for 650+ students, and need just 20 more volunteers.  Sign up by Friday, Jan. 16 to teach students to argue mock trials, engineer solar cars, compose music, publish poetry, film documentaries, and much more.  Leverage your personal and professional passion to help students learn in real-world settings.  For more information contact Jessica Graham at 650-363-2726.

Thank you for your ongoing commitment to the power of investing in our future leaders!

-The Citizen Schools California Team

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