Project MARS/AmeriCorps celebrated Make A Difference Day on Oct. 25th by serving at Ira B Jones Elementary School in Asheville. Members and volunteers spent the day organizing classrooms, closets and storage rooms, and organizing all the classroom bookshelves (so many…
Big Brothers Big Sisters of WNC
Project MARS Katie Snow and Victor Barrett win national service award
Congrats to Katie Snow and Victor Barrett of Project MARS, honored last night by America’s Service Commissions during its annual Innovation and Leadership Awards at the The Bush School of Government & Public Service in Washington, DC. These two national…
Words of confidence improve a little girl’s math – and her self-esteem
Project MARS/AmeriCorps collects “Great Stories” from its members in which they reflect on their experiences mentoring in the classroom and the progress they see in students. This month’s story was written toward the end of the school year by Allison…
Challenging, charming, young teens win Project MARS member’s heart
Glass beakers knocked over, spilling solutions of water, vinegar, and baking soda across the tabletops. The half-heartedly scribbled-on worksheets numbered with (mostly ignored) instructions were soaked. The smell clung to the insides of my nostrils. Heavy with the musty odor…
Older kids mentor younger ones over this surprise Project MARS activity
Some of the students at our after-school program have poor feelings like, why can’t I go home, where are my parents, I feel unimportant. My first day back in our after-school program after winter break was relatively warm, comfortable enough…
