UU/Schools Partnership

Approximately sixty-five members of our Church community provide continuing hands-on support in the classrooms of Rochester's Children's School (#15), Lincoln School (#22), and Saturday Academy at School #22. Our volunteers' duties cover a wide range: one-on-one tutoring in Language Arts, Math, and Science; chaperoning field trips; providing accompaniment for musical performance groups. The program is now in its 20th year, having begun in 1988 at School #22; School #15 was added in 1991.

Our congregation also supports UU/Schools Partnership fundraising through the annual Benefits Boutique, monthly bagel sales, and direct contributions. These funds provide significant support to each School #22 class for materials for model student activities; various school supplies; and culturally enriching field trips to places like The Strong Museum, Brown's Berry Patch, Hochstein Music School performances, and Rochester Museum and Science Center.

Our volunteers are retirees, high school and college students, housewives, the self-employed, or those in jobs where time off for volunteerism is encouraged. Most have had no teaching experience or formal training. Some volunteers serve in other roles, such as on committees for specific projects or as fund-raisers.

If you would like to explore the possibility of becoming a volunteer, in whatever capacity, please call the church office at 271-9070 or email UU/Schools Coordinator Stuart Burke.

March 17 2008