EXTRA HOURS

ALL EXTRA HOURS ACTIVITIES (outside of special events) ARE DUE MONDAY MAY 26, 2025!
The goal is to get YOU to 300 TOTAL hours by Friday May 30th, 2025!
All extra-hour events should be categorized as "Individual planning/events/other services" on the America Learns timesheet (unless otherwise specified).

MATERIALS PREP
Volunteers will help prepare Jumpstart session plan materials for the children we serve in preschools. Volunteers will support efforts such as cutting out, printing, organizing, designing, and laminating materials/activities used in the weekly Jumpstart sessions.
You are invited to come to CCE (1813 Hinman Ave) on the following times during Spring Quarter to assist with Materials Preparation:

• Mondays 10AM - 12PM

• Thursdays 10AM - 1PM

• Fridays 10AM - 1PM

Please get in touch with Kaleigh Medlow, Materials Manager to let us know you will be coming:
KaleighMedlow2026@u.northwestern.edu

BOOK BUDDIES
Book Buddies connects one-time volunteers with local preschool students at Friday afternoon reading events throughout the winter and spring. Book Buddies events provide a mix of large group and small group reading opportunities and arts & crafts time to complement the selected books for an afternoon of fun and merriment!  Book Buddies is run in partnership with the Evanston Public Library (EPL).

Book Buddies events take place most Friday afternoons in February, April, and May. See the schedule below for upcoming events and locations: 

• Friday, May 23 3:30-5pm (KinderCare 2014 Dempster St, Evanston)

Sign up for a Book Buddies event here!
Signing up for an event via the above form reserves your volunteer space. Volunteers will receive a reminder email with final details the week of the event.
Email Gaby at bookbuddies@northwestern.edu with any schedule changes or questions!

SOCIAL EVENTS
Get in touch if you'd like to help plan a game night, movie night, drum circle, book club, karaoke, etc on campus (yup some well earned team bonding, for America Learns hours!) craig.woods@northwestern.edu

BREAK PACKETS
You can earn up to 14 hours per packet during Winter and Spring Breaks (28 TOTAL hours possible)
All extra-hour events should be categorized as "Individual planning/events/other services" on the America Learns timesheet (unless otherwise specified).

• WINTER PACKET - 14 total hours
  Winter break is an excellent opportunity to get caught up on Jumpstart hours if you have fallen behind, or to get ahead on hours, which will ease your commitment in the next quarter.
  You can earn a maximum of 14 hours by completing a combination of activities in this packet and/or creating materials for your team such as family involvement materials over break. Please do not complete more than 14 hours of these activities. There are more than 14 hours total on this packet to give you some choice in what you do.
  Find the winter break packet here.Links to an external site. To submit the assignment, please place all your responses on one document and indicate which prompts and hours opportunities you are doing. Feel free to include photos if you choose to complete the Materials Prep option.
  
  

• SPRING PACKET - 14 total hours
  Spring break is an excellent opportunity to get caught up on Jumpstart hours if you have fallen behind, or to get ahead on hours.
  You can earn a maximum of 14 hours by completing a combination of activities in this packet and/or creating materials for your team such as family involvement materials over break. Please do not complete more than 14 hours of these activities. There are more than 14 hours total on this packet to give you some choice in what you do.
  To submit the assignment, please place all your responses on one document and indicate which prompts and hours opportunities you are doing. Feel free to include photos if you choose to complete the Materials Prep option.

ONE-TIME EXTRA HOURS ALL DUE MAY 26, 2025!!!!
(this list of reflections can be only be complete once for extra-hours hours)
All extra-hour events should be categorized as "Individual planning/events/other services" on the America Learns timesheet (unless otherwise specified).
24 HOURS POTENTIAL:

• Citizenship Reflection #1 - 1hr Citizenship Reflection #1 - 1hr.docx

• Citizenship Reflection #2 - 1hr Citizenship Reflection #2 -1hr.docx

• Citizenship Reflection #3 - 1hr Citizenship Reflection #3 - 1hr.docx

• Citizenship Reflection #4 - 1hr Citizenship Reflection #4 - 1hr.docx

• Citizenship Reflection #5 -1hr Citizenship Reflection #5 - 1hr.docx

• Citizenship Reflection #6 - 1hr Citizenship Reflection #6 - 1hr.docx

• Citizenship Reflection #7 - 1hr Citizenship Reflection #7 - 1hr.docx

• Gratitude Reflection #1 - 1hr Gratitude Reflection #1.docx

• Personal Effectiveness Reflection -2hrs Personal Effectiveness Reflection .docx

• Mid-Year Service Reflection FY25 - 2hrs: Jumpstart Mid-Year Service Reflection FY25 -2hours.docx

• Jumpstart Impact Reflection -2hrs: Jumpstart IMPACT Reflection FY25 -2hours.docx

• Unlocking Insights from the Pandemic Reflection - 2hrs: Unlocking Insights - Reflection

• The Right to Read Film & Reflection - 4hrs: Right to Read - reflection

• Embracing Dyslexia Documentary & Reflection - 4hrs: Dyslexia - Reflection Form

ONGOING EXTRA HOURS (this list of reflections can be completed at the specified frequency)

• Great Story Reflection - 2hrs (you can submit 1 per month): Great Story- REFLECTION.docx

• Weekly Sessions-ICS Reflection -2hrs (you can submit 1 every week): Weekly Session -ICS Reflection.docx

• Handwritten Notes for JS Children -1hr (1hr per 5 notes): Handwritten Notes

• Create Education Video - 3hrs (up to 3 times): Create Educational Video FY25.docx

ALL DUE MAY 26, 2025!!!!