Community Work and Learning

Hayley DeMers '11

Majors: Occupational Therapy
America Reads Tutor

"Last year I tutored at Homecroft Elementary in an after-school program for kindergarten and first grade. I absolutely loved it! I loved the kids and the teachers who I worked with. They were all amazing. I was initially drawn to the America Reads Program because I love working with kids and I thought it would be a great way to get involved in the community. I have learned a lot about different cultures from the kids who I worked with which made the experience even more enriching than I expected. It also taught me a lot of patience and improved my leadership skills through planning and organizing. One of my favorite memories would have to be when we had our little end of the year party and I realized how much the kids' literacy had improved over the whole year and how happy they were to be able to be doing better. It just made me appreciate the experience even more."

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