Ways To Volunteer


Weekly volunteers: Volunteers work with children one-on-one or in small groups, helping them with reading, math or other classroom activities. We provide an orientation for all new volunteers. This year, we are offering Math training

Art, Music, Drama, and Physical Education Volunteers: Art, music and drama volunteers in classrooms enrich the education of children who do not have much exposure to the arts. This can be a one time visit, or a series visits. Classrooms also need volunteers to lead Physical Education classes.

Read Aloud Volunteers: In celebration of books and literacy, we hold Read Aloud Day in which community members visit classrooms and share a favorite story or book with children. Volunteers are needed to participate in Read Aloud Day.

Oceana High School Senior Exhibition: In collaboration with the Pacifica Chamber of Commerce, we recruit volunteers to assist in evaluating senior high school projects. This project involves reading the student’s research paper, attending training (March 10, 2010) and their oral presentation (March 19th, 2010) and assisting the teacher in evaluating the project.

Junior Achievement. Junior Achievement is a non-profit organization that has developed curriculum to educate children on economics, business and succeeding in global economy. Business and community leaders present the provided curriculum once a week for five weeks.

Kinder-Camp (summer) Each summer, Pacifica School District offers a camp to prepare incoming kindergarteners for school. Adult and high school volunteers help the teacher in the classroom.

High School Students. In after-school homework centers, high school students help elementary school students complete homework assignments. High school students also help teachers in their classrooms after school by grading papers, preparing materials, and other clerical tasks.

AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) is an elective class at IBL Middle School. The mission of AVID is to support students in order to succeed in a rigorous curriculum. Stepping stone to college by providing tools to succeed in school. PSV recruits volunteers to help with in class tutoring.

Help with Special Events. Volunteers are needed to work behind the scenes preparing for events such as sorting books for book sale, stuffing envelopes for direct mail piece, etc.

To make the experience as rewarding as possible, we make every effort to accommodate preferences you have, such as the age of the children you will be helping, or subject areas you prefer. If you have other ideas for volunteering, we’ll be happy to discuss them.

Call (650) 355-9432 for more information. We look forward to hearing you!

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