“I felt valued and staff helped me build connections in both the district and community.”
LaRae Carlisle
“I was surprised by the skills the children need – and can learn! – for Kindergarten.”
Char Weir
“The best part about being a tutor with Math Corps is being witness to the incredible transformation these students make. At the end of the year they all say that they didn’t know math could be fun!”
Maria Jimenez Perez
“The best part about being a tutor with Math Corps is being witness to the incredible transformation these students make. At the end of the year they all say that they didn’t know math could be fun!”
Michael Gilleo
“I wanted to spend a year doing something that would help me grow and better prepare me for a career as a physician. Because of my Math Corps experience I was accepted to the University of Minnesota Medical School!”
Addie Nelson
“I love doing the interventions because you can see progress pretty fast. The kids I’m working with are at all different levels so it’s interesting and really rewarding to watch all of them grow. We get to have fun and learn together which is the best.”
Tram Bui
“I want to do my part to help our students gain confidence through literacy and travel on a college-bound course.”
Lindsay Bass-Sessions
“You don’t have to come from a specific work or education background to serve with Reading Corps. It doesn’t matter where you are at in your life, they give you what you need to know. You just need to have the desire to make a difference.”
Keven Tell
“Serving with Reading Corps and Math Corps helped move me to the next level. Today, I’m a sixth grade science teacher at Stanford Middle School in the Minneapolis Public Schools District!”