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West Side Ministries - Whiz Kids Tutoring
Current Tutors click here to see our Tutoring Resource Page
Whiz Kids tutoring is a precious opportunity to focus on the needs of one urban child - nurturing them and helping to encourage them in their spiritual lives and schoolwork. Each volunteer has the joy of working with an inner-city student (1st grade-9th grade) throughout the school year. Tutors build a caring relationship with their student and reach out in the Spirit of Jesus Christ. Each week the tutor has one hour of one-on-one tutoring time where the focus is literacy, basic skills, encouragement and homework. The student and tutor will also be able to participate together in a weekly Bible assembly that lasts for 30 minutes and includes singing, a simple and practical Bible lesson and prayer time.
We tutor at First Avenue Presbyterian Church (near 6th and Broadway) and meet during the school year (we take off Thanksgiving week, all major holidays and have an extended Christmas Break). We also have substitutes available who can fill in during times of illness or business/family travel commitments.
Tutors are offered extensive training and there is always a local school teacher on site to assist us! We have two available sessions of tutoring and so many kids waiting for their special someone.
Monday Afternoon Tutoring: 4:30-6:00 or
Monday Evening Tutoring: 5:30-7:00
Weekly Commitment: 1 1/2 hours
Yearly Commitment: 21-23 weeks (including 1 training session)
Ministry Hours: 35 hours (for CCU students).
Monday Afternoon tutors from Colorado Christian University will meet on campus at 4:10
to carpool down to the church. Monday Evening tutors from Colorado Christian University
will meet on campus at 5:10 to carpool down to the church. All other volunteers
drive directly to the church: 1st Avenue Presbyterian Church - 120 W. 1st Avenue,
Denver CO 80223. Please click here for a map.
Interested? Please click HERE or contact one of the following volunteers:
Amy Beth "A.B." Barlow (Site Coordinator):
email: thethirdstory [at] thethirdstory [.] org
Tessa Gardner (West Side Leader @ CCU):
email: tkgardner [at] ccu [.] edu
phone: 719-651-5152
Gwen Cooke (Field Director):
email: grocooke [at] comcast [.] net
phone: 303-504-9449
If you would like to find out more about the "Whiz Kids City-Wide Tutoring Program" click
here to go to their webpage.
Whiz Kids Photo Page * Whiz Kids Slide Show
VOLUNTEER REQUIREMENTS
Our biggest and brightest goal to is to provide a safe place for our kids to learn about God's love. In order to create a positive atmosphere all club leaders are required to complete the following before they will be allowed to work with our youth:
 Complete an application form available by clicking below:
Application
Agree to allow The Third Story to run a background check
Provide three confidential references whom we will contact via phone or email interview
Thoroughly understand and read the the Child Protection Policy and turn in a signed commitment form. You may download the Policy by clicking on the link below:
Child Protection Policy
Complete the Child Protection Policy Training Course covering positive discipline, child protection, child abuse reporting and appropriate touch. Please email thethirdstory [at] thethirdstory [.] org to inquire about training dates and options.
If you will be driving kids we require a copy of your current driver's license and a copy of your current insurance card. You will also need to submit a "Driver Application". The form is available below:
Driver Application
Thanks for Helping Us Keep Our Kids Safe!
"To the whole world you might just be one person;
but to one person you might just be the whole world…"
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