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Babysitting
Babysitting
Do you like taking care of others and have lots of energy? Then babysitting is a great way to help the community!
Despite being called baby-sitting, most of the time you need to care for children aged 3-10. This is a great way to help parents while they are at work or let them have some time off for themselves. Depending on the child and what the parents ask you to do, the experience may be different. Personally, I babysit 9 hours a week. I take the kids home from school and make them dinner on some nights but other times I simply take them to an extra-curricular activity. Babysitting can be a part of your schedule or punctual.
When it comes to finding children to babysit, there are many ways you can do so. Remember that it might take time to find a family interested whose calendar works with yours.
There are websites where you can create a profile and parents will find you, such as Babysits Genève, TopNanny and more. The issue is that most of them have a minimum age and expect you to have lots of experience.
Another media used for this is Facebook, there are groups where babysitters can directly offer their help and parents can ask for it. This is a practical tool because parents often specify exactly what they need, whether it be the days or languages spoken. On top of that, you can easily communicate with them through the app.
A great tool if you are looking for the parents to contact you directly is the Ecolint babysitting list. You just have to fill out a Google Form (which I linked before) and wait to be contacted. You are not required to have any experience when signing up through the school but the minimum age is 14 years old.
In my opinion, the easiest way to is to ask your parents if their work colleagues have children who would need a babysitter or a younger sibling if they have any friends who need a babysitter.
Keep in mind that you need to be quite mature and know how to take care of children since you they are your responsibility when you are alone with them. Another reminder is that you cannot be paid for a service project.
Tutoring
Tutoring
Tutoring is usually done with younger students, like for babysitting, but the age gap can be smaller; meaning that you can be 15 and tutoring a 14 year-old.
The first step to becoming a tutor is identifying what your strong subjects are. Are you good at languages? Math? History?
Once you've found things you are good at, check you have a solid base. There can be no holes in your knowledge if this is something you will have to explain step-by-step.
Next, make sure you know how to explain concepts. There is a big difference between knowing how to do something and knowing how to explain it. Be ready to walk the student through the topic, clarifying and spending time on things they are struggling with. You might want to try explaining things to your friends to practice giving explanations and feedback.
Like with babysitting, it is difficult to find a student in need of a tutor sometimes. I've heard that older MYP students are interested in creating a Nations tutoring list but this does not exist yet. For now, students go see Mr Garbutt in the CoLab and tell him what they could tutor in.
Organization volunteering
Organization volunteering
Bénévolat Genève
Bénévolat Genève
Bénévolat Genève is a website full of volunteering opportunities throughout the city which is constantly updated. Some activities have a minimum age and require experiences in the field, others do not. Here is the link to sign up to become a volunteer. It does not oblige you to go to any events, it just informs you of them.
SPA
SPA
Volunteer work does not always have to be going somewhere and spending a whole day working. Société de la Protection des Animaux (SPA) has an animal shelter in Geneva where you can donate some necessities to support the association. On their website, they have a list of things you could donate. They are as follows:
Cat, guinea pig and rabbit food
Blankets
Non-wicker baskets (plastic or wood is preferred)
Bathtowels
To support them or to become a member, click this link.
Information:
Phone: +41 22 757 13 23
Email: informations@sgpa.ch
Address: Avenue de Cavoitanne 5, 1233 (Bernex)
Vestiaire Social
Vestiaire Social
Run by CSP Genève, Caritas Genève and Croix-Rouge Genevoise, the Vestiare Sociale distributes second-hand clothes and shoes to people in need. They are looking for volunteers who would like to sort and distribute these goods.
Check their website for more info.
Contact information:
Phone: +41 22 700 09 31
Email: vestiairesocial@csp-ge.ch
Address: Rue Blavignac 16, 1227 (Carouge)
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