1997-2000 CWRU National Youth Sports Camp (NYSP) Lead Tutoring CounselorOver three years founded, developed and coordinated afternoon tutoring sessions for 50 4th-10th graders from Cleveland Public Schools participating in the NYSP summer camp as part of CWRU Office of Student Community Service’s Summer Literacy Corps program; recruited, trained & managed CWRU undergraduate students as tutors and mentors for this 5 week long summer camp; budgeted, organized and chaperoned weekend educational field trips over the course of the camp including the Great Lakes Science Museum & Cleveland Zoo; organized weekly computer education through CWRU Educational Support Services & Kelvin Smith Library; raised over $200 in donated funds for educational resources including books, paper, & flashcards; participated in media promotion of NYSP camp with interview for Channel 61 http://www.cwru.edu/athletics/varsity/nysp/tutoring.htmThe National Youth Sports Program provides over 75,000 children annually the right start. The five-week program conducted at 200 colleges and universities last year makes an unprecedented effort to combine the promotion of athletic know-how and life skills that can bring participants closer to equality. NYSP believes all children deserve equal opportunities at the friendships and experiences of youthful summers. NYSP uses its resources to give children of low-income families positive memories and useful skills by requiring 90 percent of participants at each site to meet U.S. poverty guidelines. With this goal in mind, college and university personnel work to identify economically disadvantaged children who could most benefit from the safe haven and educational benefits of NYSP. It is no surprise that participation in athletics can enhance a student's interest in learning. NYSP employs this concept by offering mandatory swimming participation and instruction in at least two ot her sports. Basketball, touch or flag football, golf, gymnastics, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field or volleyball instruction gives participants quality fundamental instruction and better understanding of game rules. http://www.nyscorp.org/nysp_overview.htm |