Help K-8 students by joining the CState “Adopt A Class” team

Information sessions offered during the first week in August will explain how College employees can join forces with “Adopt A Class,” a local non-profit group that enlists mentors to work with students from underserved communities throughout Greater Cincinnati.

• The Adopt A Class model pairs teams of mentors from a business or organization with a classroom teacher (Kindergarten through 8th grade).
• Throughout the school year, mentors engage with their students one hour, once a month through classroom visits, educational activities, field trips, and “pen paling,” with emphasis on College & Career, Essential Employability Skills, and STE(A)M Activities (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math).

To learn more, you can join an information session (either in-person or via Zoom) where Adopt A Class Executive Director Sonya Fultz will discuss expectations, time commitments, and training, as well as potential school locations and grade levels for CState team members.

Join an information session:

• Tuesday, August 2 – 2:30-3:30 p.m. – ATLC 404 or Zoom
• Wednesday, August 3 – 11 a.m.-noon – ATLC 404 or Zoom
• Thursday, August 4 – 1:30-2:30 p.m. – ATLC 404 or Zoom

If you want a personal follow-up or can’t attend one of the scheduled information sessions, you can complete a short online form to indicate your interest, and CState Adopt A Class coordinator Mollie Miller will get in touch with you.

You can learn more from the 8-minute video (below) “The Voices of Adopt a Class.”

Adopt A Class began in 2003. Since then, the organization has enlisted more than 2,400 volunteers who have assisted more than 6,000 students in 34 area school districts including Cincinnati Public Schools, the Archdiocese of Cincinnati CISE (Catholic Inner City Schools Education), Covington, Newport, Boone County, and Norwood.