Volunteers to help kids in Creative Writing Workshops

Do you have a passion for creative writing and the arts? Do you have experience working with kids? We urgently need volunteers to help in the classroom with our creative writing workshops. We're working with 40 elementary classes in the Victoria region, including schools such as Macaulay, George Jay, and Quadra Elementary. Story Studio is a charity that gets kids excited about writing. Our programs do more than teach how to tell a story - they build confidence, encourage creativity and improve communication skills in youth. Over the past five years, we have helped over 6,000 youth write and publish their stories. We are a registered charity (807121504RR0001) based in British Columbia and rely entirely on grants, donations and volunteers. We have a particular focus on schools that are identified as having a high percentage of vulnerable youth - students who may be at risk in terms of their academic achievement and social functioning. You can learn more about us at www.storystudio.ca - Volunteer Position Description - We are seeking volunteers to help with our Bookmaker Workshops, which will run in 40 classes (Grades K-6) from January to May (2019). Participating schools are located primarily within SD61. Helped by a team of facilitators, youth participating in these multi-day workshops are introduced to the process of writing and producing a book of their own. We use interactive and tactile activities to introduce students to the building blocks of writing in a fun and supportive way. We then print and bind each student's story into an individual book for them to keep. We are seeking volunteers who - guided by our staff - will work directly with students in our classroom workshops: encouraging, coaching and sometimes scribing for youth. We are interested in connecting with volunteers who have some experience and interest in working with youth; have a passion for writing and creativity; and can commit to regularly assisting us in the classroom. To learn more about Story Studio, and to complete a volunteer application form, please visit http://www.storystudio.ca/volunteer/ or contact us at info@storystudio.ca