TEACH THIS SUMMER Generation Teach is committed to ending racial injustice and inequity in education. We co-create loving communities where generations of students, teachers, and leaders learn, grow, and develop.
WHO YOU ARE • You are an undergraduate who shares our core values. • You value contributing to a diverse community. • You want to invest your summer in the success of others. • You are eager to receive coaching to become the teacher your students deserve.
WHAT YOU WILL DO 1. Complete pre-summer preparation and a week of in-person training to get ready to teach on day 1. 2. Teach elementary- (Boston or Cumberland, RI) or middle-school students (Boston, Denver, Holyoke, Providence, Worcester) engineering, law, math, or reading for 5 weeks. Design and lead an elective and special event. 3. Receive daily feedback and collaborate with your colleagues.
WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE 1. You will receive $3,600 ($2,257.14 cash scholarship and $1,342.86 AmeriCorps Education Award). The Education Award can be used for tuition, loans, books, housing, or other approved educational expenses. 2. You will receive individual career counseling during your senior year of college and personal introductions to partners if you are interested in teaching professionally. 3. Your college may provide work study funding or course credit for your fellowship. If accepted, please discuss this option with your city director. 4. You will develop relationships with students, colleagues, and leaders that will stay with you for years to come. It has been a challenging year to be apart; join us this summer in our vision of ending racial injustice and inequity in education by co-creating loving communities where generations of students, teachers, and leaders learn, grow, and develop.
As an AmeriCorps Member, you will receive a total scholarship of $3,600. Learn more through this flier, listen to reflections from past fellows here, and apply here today. Your kids, colleagues, and coach are waiting! APPLICATION DEADLINES: 11/15, 12/15, 1/15, 2/15, 3/15, 4/15
ELIGIBILITY
You must be 17 years old by April 15, 2022, US citizen or permanent resident, Alignment with Generation Teach's mission, vision, and values, and have strong academic preparation, growth mindset, commitment to building relationships, and readiness for an intensive experience.
The vision of Generation Teach is to end racial injustice and inequity in education. Our mission is to co-create loving communities where generations of students, teachers, and leaders learn, grow, and develop. Our core values are belonging, investment, collaboration, growth, and excellence.
We partner with districts and charter schools to:
We facilitate learning experiences that center the history, stories, and strength of people of color and provide all participants with windows and mirrors of their own lived experiences. On average, our summer teaching fellows are:
At Generation Teach, we are on a journey to increase our consciousness, develop as antiracists, and become better allies and ancestors. Since 2014, we have co-created learning communities where over 5,000 5th-8th-grade students, 1,000 undergraduate and high-school students, and 280 professional teachers have learned, grown, and developed.