January 8 2012:  Please note that applications received now will be considered for FALL 2012 placements. No new placements are being made for the current semester, Spring 2012.

If you thought you missed the Thanksgiving deadline to hand in your application, you're in luck! Very recently several new agencies have asked to participate in the program this spring, so the deadline has been extended. Descriptions of these agencies and their needs will be posted shortly.

Please get your application in as soon as possible -- placements will be made during the first 2 weeks of spring semester!

“What’s New” posts a list of schools participating in Circle of Friends and their requests for tutors. If you are interested in helping at one of these schools, click on "Join" and follow the four easy steps  to apply as a COF tutor. I’ll then contact you with information about the required pre-service and in-service training. Following pre-service training, we’ll make contact with a school and get you started.

Thank you for your interest!

Karyn Everham, COF coordinator        590-7031     circleoffriends@fgcu.edu

Elementary Schools

Bonita Springs Elementary

10701 Dean St., Bonita Springs

phone:  332-4393

school hours:  9:15 -3:30 P.M.

Additional opportunities in the after-school program at the Bonita Y, Monday - Friday, 4 PM - 6 PM.

Colonial Elementary

3800 Schoolhouse Rd., E., Fort Myers

phone:  939-2242

bells:  8:00 – 2:15 PM

Requests:  “We have a GREAT need because we are a SINI school (a school in need of improvement) and we do not get many volunteers. Colonial is a Title 1 school with a huge population of monolingual Spanish and Creole students.”

Franklin Park Elementary

2323 Ford Street, Fort Myers

phone:  332-1969

bells:  8:00 - 2:15 PM

Hector A. Cafferata Elementary

250 Santa Barbara Blvd. North, Cape Coral

Phone:  458-7391

Bells:  8 – 2:15 PM

Heights Elementary

15200 Alexandria Ct., Fort Myers

Phone:  481-1761

Bells:  8 – 2:15 PM

Requests:  “We would like to have tutors work with 4^th and 5^th grade students in reading and math.”

 James Stephen International Academy

1333 Marsh Avenue, Fort Myers

phone:  334-8411

bells: 9:15 – 3:30 PM

Requests: We are located in the Dunbar community and we would love to have FGCU volunteers come to our school.

Patriot Elementary

711 SW 18^th Street, Cape Coral

phone:  242-1023

bells:  9:15 – 3:30 PM

Pinewoods Elementary

11900 Stoneybrook Dr., Estero

phone:  947-7500

bells:  8:00 – 2:15 PM

San Carlos Elementary

17282 Lee Rd., Fort Myers

phone:  267- 1234

school hours:  8:00 – 2:15 P.M.

Skyline Elementary  (confirmation not sent)

620 SW 19th Street, Cape Coral

phone:  772-3223

school hours:  8:00 - 2:15 P.M. 

Sunshine Elementary

Phone:  369-5836, ext 213

bells:  9:15 AM - 3:30 PM

Tanglewood Riverside School

1620 Manchester Blvd. Fort Myers

phone:  936-0891

bells:  8:00 – 2:15 PM

Requests:  “Our school needs tutors to read with, do math practice, and just spend time talking and sharing with the children.”

Three Oaks Elementary

19600 Cyress View Dr., Fort Myers

phone: 267-8020

bells:  8:00-2:15 PM

Tice Elementary

4524 Tice Street, Fort Myers

phone:  694-1257

bells:  8:00 – 2:15 PM

Treeline Elementary

10900 Treeline Avenue, Fort Myers

Phone:  768-5208

Bells:  8:45-3:30

“We are a Title I school and would LOVE for tutors to help our students with Reading and Math!  We have a large Hispanic population, so being bi-lingual is a plus!  Treeline is flexible, we look forward to working with tutors!” 

Villas Elementary

8385 Beacon Blvd., Fort Myers

phone:  936-3776

bells:  8:00 – 2:15 PM

 Middle Schools 

Bells, all middle schools:  9:45-4:00 P.M.(exception: Alva, 8:00-2:15)

Check out the new programs at middle schools! Your ear and one-on-one attention will make a difference in the lives of pre-teens!

Alva Middle School

21219 N. River Road, Alva

phone:  728-2525

Cypress Lake Middle

8901 Cypress Lake Drive

phone:  481-1533

Fort Myers Middle

3050 Central Avenue

Fort Myers, 33901

Phone:  936-1759

Needs:  Help with the brand new Take Time to Listen (TT2L) program! We need volunteers who are able to regularly meet with a child to listen, give encouragement, and most importantly, provide positive praise for a job well done.

Time:  Wednesday mornings

Gulf Middle School

1809 S.W. 36^th Terrace

Cape Coral

phone: 549-0606

Gulf is initiating the AVID program this October. Training will take place late in September. Tutors are needed on Tuesdays and/or Thursdays. Tutors work one-on-one with students to help them succeed in coursework. This program is not for overachieving middle school students, but for those capable of challenges and requiring help to reach goals.  Tutors work during the regular school day. Schedule of AVID classes is not available yet, but will be between the hours 10:45 and 3:45 PM.

High Schools

Island Coast High School

Cape Coral

Liaison:  Kurt Thoreson

Needs:  In the AVID program, tutors will work with freshmen one-on-one to help them succeed in college prep coursework. Tutors may choose the subject in which they'd like to tutor. This program is not for overachieving high school students, but for those capable of challenges and requiring help to reach goals.  Tutors work during the regular school day. Schedule of AVID classes is not available yet (will be sometime between the hours 7:15 AM and 1:45 PM) -- will be posted as soon as it's set!

(More info not on site:  AVID provides training for its teachers, then the teachers inform the tutors how to proceed. They don’t expect subject matter expertise. Emphasis is on individual attention. Teachers show hs freshmen college prep strategies. Kurt thinks the best day to start is January 24, after exams.)

Other Educational Centers

The Shelter for Abused Women and Children

P.O. Box 10102, Naples

Director of Programs:  Lisa Reddick

email:   lreddick@naplesshelter.org

phone:  239-775-3862

Needs: 

1) Help children in the after-school program on Tuesdays between the hours of 3 PM and 8 PM. Within this timeframe, between 5:45 PM and 6:30 PM tutors are needed to assist with an interactive play/youth development program.

2) Work with children on Saturdays, 8 AM - 11 AM, while their parents attend an economic empowerment program.

Note:  For certain volunteer positions, the shelter requires participation in their 3-day training program. 

(Not on site:  3-day, 9-5,  training may be done here, possibly, if there are a number of people interested. Says FGCU faculty member has been trained. They provide a background check. App and bc take about 1 week. Handled by Rebecca. Volunteers commit to a variable amount of time. There are always adults present with tutors and kids. Participating in the 5:45 – 6:30 PM play session doesn’t require 3-day training.)

Brightest Horizons Child Development Center

10320 Gladiolus Drive

Phone:  481-2100

The Voluntary Pre-K (VPK) program operates 9-12, Monday-Friday.