Volunteer Tutors Needed for GED Program
(Delaware and Chester Counties, PA - November 5, 2012)— Are you interested in obtaining personal satisfaction and fulfillment by helping adult learners work toward accomplishing their academic goals? Then become a volunteer tutor! ´ó·¢ÁùºÏ²Ê’s GED Program is seeking volunteer tutors to assist adult learners in improving their basic reading comprehension, writing and math skills.
Tutors will support GED classes that are funded through a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Education to support Adult Basic and Literacy Education (ABLE). Volunteers are needed to assist small groups at the following locations:
- Downingtown Campus (100 Bond Drive, Downingtown, PA)
- Exton Center (906 & 912 Springdale Drive, Exton PA)
- Marple Campus (901 S. Media Line Road, Media, PA)
- Pennocks Bridge Campus (280 Pennocks Bridge Road, West Grove, PA)
- Upper Darby Center (1570 Garrett Road, Upper Darby, PA)
- J. Lewis Crozer Library (620 Engle Street, Chester, PA)
As part of the ABLE grant requirements, volunteers are required to attend a training session. A session will be held on the Marple Campus on Thursday, December 13, from 6 to 8 p.m. Volunteers also must have a bachelor’s degree or be enrolled in a four-year degree program. This includes community college students who are enrolled in a transfer program that will lead to a four-year degree.Â
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