The last week of the 2017-2018 school year provided for a lot of “Great Story” moments! With the EOGs over, students and teachers alike across both Vance and Jones Elementary were in a relieved and celebratory mood all week.…
Big Brothers Big Sisters of WNC
A Great Story from Americorps’ Project MARS
I have been working with a student all year and he is a great kid. He has a rough home life and he is very defensive all the time. I have tried all year to break through that hard…
A ‘Great Story’ from Americorps’ Project MARS
One of my biggest challenges this year has come during a reading group that I have been leading every morning with 7 second graders. My group is constituted of ‘high readers’ from the class—kids who have a more advanced proficiency…
A ‘Great Story’ From Americorps’ Project MARS
A lot of what I do every day is literacy development, which involves serving either a group of kids, or individual kids in grades K-4. Together, we focus on reading skills; things like comprehension, fluency, pronunciation, etc. The process…
A ‘Great Story’ from Americorps’ Project MARS
Jill is one of my favorite students— but she’s also one of the most reluctant learners I have ever encountered! She has low self-esteem and has conditioned herself not to try at anything—no matter what it is. Jill has…