About Volunteering

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer tutor, please complete our online volunteer application. For information about volunteering, please contact Stephanie Rubenzahl at (860) 233-3853 Ext. 11 or stephanie.rubenzahl@lvgh.org.

Tutor Responsibilities
We are looking for dedicated people who have the time to commit to tutoring. After completion of our tutor training workshop, volunteer tutors are assigned to a small group of adult students one morning or evening per week. Volunteers work with an established student-centered curriculum, which includes textbooks and materials. We ask that volunteers commit to one year of service. No teaching experience is necessary.

Training
All volunteers participate in the tutor training workshop. The training includes:

• two classroom oberservations (must be completed before enrolling in the training)
• a volunteer orientation
• participation in three-session workshop, and
• two student teaching sessions

The training workshop provides a general overview of our student body and prepares volunteers for teaching in the classroom, covering lesson planning and exposure to relevant teaching methodologies. We offer three training workshops each year (see tutor training schedule).

Other Volunteer Opportunities
If you want to volunteer, but are not interested in classroom tutoring, LVGH has a variety of other volunteer opportunities. Assist in our 25-station Computer Lab, offer your graphic design skills, or help with fundraising (see volunteer position descriptions).