Early Learning Essentials
Classroom shifts run from October through May but other opportunities are available year-round. Click on the "GET INVOLVED" tab to learn more!
What is Early Learning Essentials?
Early Learning Essentials volunteers promote school readiness by assisting preschool-aged children of low-income families to enhance their social and cognitive development. Volunteers doing classroom shifts help the teacher with assigned areas of the curriculum, mealtime, arts and crafts, reading, and anything else they may be doing that day. Other opportunities include translating, event assistance and facility projects such as repair and painting.
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How do I get involved?
BECOME A VOLUNTEER
Volunteer Description: Volunteers assist children in the classroom by reading to them and playing games with them. Their role is to create a meaningful connection with the students and be a positive role model.
Volunteer Commitment: Volunteers are encouraged to come weekly.
- Step 1:
Please complete this mandatory 25-minute Minor Protection Training before you begin working with the children.
- Step 2:
Send an email to earlylearning@byu.edu with your certificate of completion.
- Step 3:
The program leaders will respond within 24-48 hours with a link to sign up for a shift in the classroom or other opportunities offered.
The second you walk into the classroom, the kids make you feel like you’re a celebrity. The kids don’t necessarily come from the most ideal circumstances so they just need to know that they are loved and that there are people who care. It’s a neat experience to be able to fulfill that role for them and to have so much fun doing it!