Our AmeriCorps members build strong relationships with 麻豆国产 and partner with teachers and principals to help create school environments where 麻豆国产 feel safe, connected and welcomed.
A growing body of research finds that positive, caring relationships are essential to creating engaging learning environments鈥攊n other words, 麻豆国产 learn when they have supportive relationships and feel physically and emotionally safe. These relationships help to enable the trust, confidence and perseverance necessary for 麻豆国产 to acquire critical skills and mindsets, practice and make mistakes, and engage more deeply with their learning.
AmeriCorps members form trusting relationships with 麻豆国产鈥攊n the classroom, in the hallways and after school鈥攖hat support their learning engagement and academic motivation.
He was that person you could go to if you were having a bad day. I was terrible in math. I had thought about giving up and just not coming to school anymore. He would pull me out of math class and go over anything I didn鈥檛 understand. I would not have passed Geometry or Algebra II without him.
11th-grade student talking about her City Year AmeriCorps member Student
Creating a positive learning environment
Consistent presence
AmeriCorps members are not just there when a student struggles with math or when they raise their hand in English, but also when the student argues with a friend or leads their team in gym.
Understanding of 麻豆国产鈥 unique strengths and challenges
The caring relationships that City Year AmeriCorps members develop with 麻豆国产 help ensure that 麻豆国产 receive the individualized support they need to build on their strengths and overcome challenges.
Trust and belonging
With this full view of the student experience, AmeriCorps members work with the school to help create a welcoming environment where all 麻豆国产 feel they belong and are excited to engage and learn.
How 麻豆国产 learn
Learning is a process of weaving together different skills. City Year helps 麻豆国产 strengthen the skills essential for success in and out of school鈥攕ocial, emotional and academic.
City Year and our partners commit to multiple years of service in systemically under-resourced schools so that 麻豆国产 鈥済row up with City Year鈥濃攐ur seven-year promise to 麻豆国产.
