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Jumpstart seeks college students for summer
Kristi Kawanna
Issue date: 3/29/07 Section: News
With the end of the school year right around the corner, many students are in search of the perfect summer job. Jumpstart McLean County may be the answer to some students' job searches.
Jumpstart McLean County is currently seeking 15 college students to commit to 300 hours of service over the summer to "working toward the day every child in America enters school prepared to succeed."
"Students would be working one on one with a child in our summer sessions. Each session begins with a game to adjust the kids. Next, is one on one reading time, and then reading with the core story group for the day. Then, it is circle time, where members [students] sing songs with the children," Jen Trimble, site manager for Jumpstart McLean County, said. "After circle time, it is activity center time, where children get to pick out different activities they would like to do. Next, the children re-read the book in small group time. Each session ends with sharing time, where the child and member discuss the day."
Jumpstart McLean County is accepting applications from college students of all grade levels and majors. No prior experience is necessary for these positions.
Students with work-study are encouraged to apply, but Jumpstart also accepts non work-study students.
"At Jumpstart, we can only pay students who are work-study. These students receive eight dollars per hour. But, we also accept students on a volunteer basis. I would say right now, the ratio between volunteers and paid students is about half and half," Trimble said.
The summer sessions will be held at the Day Center for McLean County and Children's Foundation in downtown Bloomington. How often students work, depends on their specific goal.
The children in the Jumpstart McLean County program come from many diverse backgrounds.
"The children are three to five year olds from the community. Generally these children come from low-income homes. Some speak other languages while at home, so we could use a few students who speak Spanish or other languages to join Jumpstart," Trimble said.
Jumpstart McLean County is currently seeking 15 college students to commit to 300 hours of service over the summer to "working toward the day every child in America enters school prepared to succeed."
"Students would be working one on one with a child in our summer sessions. Each session begins with a game to adjust the kids. Next, is one on one reading time, and then reading with the core story group for the day. Then, it is circle time, where members [students] sing songs with the children," Jen Trimble, site manager for Jumpstart McLean County, said. "After circle time, it is activity center time, where children get to pick out different activities they would like to do. Next, the children re-read the book in small group time. Each session ends with sharing time, where the child and member discuss the day."
Jumpstart McLean County is accepting applications from college students of all grade levels and majors. No prior experience is necessary for these positions.
Students with work-study are encouraged to apply, but Jumpstart also accepts non work-study students.
"At Jumpstart, we can only pay students who are work-study. These students receive eight dollars per hour. But, we also accept students on a volunteer basis. I would say right now, the ratio between volunteers and paid students is about half and half," Trimble said.
The summer sessions will be held at the Day Center for McLean County and Children's Foundation in downtown Bloomington. How often students work, depends on their specific goal.
The children in the Jumpstart McLean County program come from many diverse backgrounds.
"The children are three to five year olds from the community. Generally these children come from low-income homes. Some speak other languages while at home, so we could use a few students who speak Spanish or other languages to join Jumpstart," Trimble said.
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