Tennis and Tutoring
Tennis and Tutoring
Marciala Hernandez
Liberty Park Tennis Center 600 East 900 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84105
801-499-2614
libertypark@tennisandtutoring.org
www.tennisandtutoring.org
Marciala Hernandez
Liberty Park Tennis Center 600 East 900 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84105
801-499-2614
libertypark@tennisandtutoring.org
www.tennisandtutoring.org
Category: Youth
County: Salt Lake Valley
Minimum Age Requirement: 14
Tennis and Tutoring is an afterschool program dedicated to nurturing students hearts, muscles, and minds. Our program is provided completely free to our participants and has been doing work in Salt Lake City since 2008. We currently have commitments at three school sites this coming year and are hoping to add a fourth very soon. Each site will require the support of a minimum of 5 volunteer tutors who will be grouped with a small group of 2-3 students to help in the classroom. Tutors who can assist on the court will support our tennis pro working with groups on court, 12 students at a time.
Here are the sites we are currently recruiting volunteers for:
1. Liberty Park Tennis Center in Salt Lake City. Twenty-four sudents are bussed to and from nearby Lincoln Elementary School. The students are grades 1 through 6. The program runs afterschool 2 days per week from 3:00pm to 5pm. Tutors work with our Classroom Instructor to deliver an art enrichment and leadership development curriculum. Lincoln Elem. is a Title 1 school and a very low-income area.
2. Hillside Elementary School, West Valley City. We will work at Hillside Elementary from 4-6 pm on Mondays and Wednesdays starting the week of September 12. This school is not Title I but has many students who do qualify for free or reduced lunch and who will benefit greatly from having a safe, encouraging, healthy place to spend their afterschool hours. Volunteers at this site who attend Granger, Cyprus, Kearns, or Hunter High schools may be able to apply for a small scholarship at the end of their service at this location.
3. West Valley Elementary School, West Valley City. This program site will run on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4-6pm beginning the week of September 12. Like Hillside Elementary, this school is not Title I but has many students who do qualify for free or reduced lunch and who will be great candidates for the program. Similarly to Hillside, volunteers at this site who attend Granger, Cyprus, Kearns, or Hunter High schools may be able to apply for a small scholarship at the end of their service at this location.
Classroom volunteer tutors work with our Classroom Instructor to implement our creative, fun, and educational curriculum. In the classroom, we work with the principals at each site to ensure that our academic support ties directly to the student's needs, so each site may have different focuses during the "tutoring" part of their afterschool time. On the court (or in the school gym or playground), we use the USTA's 10 and Under Tennis methodology to help even the youngest beginners get started in the game.
I really appreciated getting to spend one-on-one time with the students. I got to know my kids really well and I honestly feel like I made a difference with them. At the end of the year ceremony, all the kids told each tutor how much they appreciated the opportunity we had given them, that made it all worth it for all of us. - Hannah Al-Mugbel, Salt Lake City, Utah
Tennis and Tutoring relies on the inspiring mentorship provided to our participants through the relationships they develop with our volunteer tutors. Each program site will run approximately 32 weeks and follow each school's calendar. Programs will either run Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday for approximately 2 hours each. Hours will vary based on each school's daily schedule. Committing to attend one day a week will yield at least 64 service hours. All tutors will be required to attend one orientation session in early September, prior to beginning their service.
Age Minimum Requirement: 14
Opportunities
Tennis and Tutoring Needs Great Tutors Like YOU
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Tennis and Tutoring is now recruiting up to 36 high school-aged tutors to support our programs at Liberty Park Tennis Center and at sites in West Valley City. Earn between 64-128 service hours by volunteering one or two afternoons a week in our afterschool program, mid-September through early May. Tutors are paired with students who they will work with on academic or athletic activities, and get to know personally over the year. Nothing is better than mentoring a young person and helping them succeed!
Tennis experience is not required to help on the court or in the classroom. Please see our flyer for the details of our program. If it looks like the right program for you, email Angie Keeton at director@tennisandtutoring.org. We look forward to meeting you!
Reviews
May 06, 2016
This is very great organization! The kids really enjoy learning new things and doing art work! There definitely could be more organization but other than that it is a great organization!
May 25, 2016
I have loved serving as a tutor at Tennis and Tutoring. It has been an amazing experience and I've loved getting to know the students. Seeing their smiles as they play tennis and as we tutor them and laugh with them is truly rewarding! It is a very organized place and I would recommend it as a service site!