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Education Outreach Programs

 

Over 250 Oberlin College students do educational outreach each year. 

These students:

 

….tutor reading & math

….teach lessons in Spanish, science, and other subjects

….lead educational tours at Allen Art Museum

….help kids with homework in after school programs

….teach 4th & 5th graders to swim at the college pool

….tutor adult GED classes

….work with autistic youngsters at Murray Ridge

….provide music lessons

….coach drama classes

….work closely with classroom teachers

….get paid for their work, get course credit, or volunteer their time

….serve as positive role models for children

….provide school sites with energetic tutors, instructors, and mentors for free

….are trained and supervised by Oberlin College faculty & staff working collaboratively with site staff

….gain valuable experience from their work

….believe in the transformational power of education

 

 

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Below is a complete listing of the classes and programs

with contact information provided.

 

Check out our DIRECTORY for information on the academic classes and

programs connected to Education Outreach!

 

Courses for Credit Fall 2009:

 

• AAST 281: Practicum in Tutoring
• ATHL 111: Water Safety Instructor
• EDUA 010: Spanish in the Elementary Schools (SITES)
• ENVS 101: Environment and Society
• ENVS 490: Eastwood Outdoor Classroom
• EXCO 660: Music Mentors
• FYSP 191: Social Justice in the U.S.
• MUED 400/513/514: Student Teaching and Seminar
• MUED 510: Teaching Music to Adolescents
• MUED 511: Teaching Music to Children
• POLT 995: Street Law Course & High School Teaching Practicum
• PSYCH 501: Practicum in Child Developmental Disorders
• SOCI 391: Practicum in Sociology/Gear Up!

 

 

Work-Study Programs:

  

America Counts

http://www.oberlincommunityservices.org

John Matters, America Counts Vista Volunteer

AmericaCounts@oberlin.net / (440) 774-1353

 

America Reads

http://www.oberlin.edu/bcsl

Andy Frantz, Education Outreach Programs Director

Andy.Frantz@oberlin.edu / (440) 775-5386

 

The Bridge

http://www.oberlin.net/~thebridge

Stephanie Jones, Director

thebridge@oberlin.net

 

GED tutoring at Lorain County Joint Vocational School

http://www.lcjvs.com

Beverly Moffatt, ABLE/GED Coordinator

bmoffatt@lcjvs.net / (440) 774-1051, ext. 234

 

Girls in Motion

http://www.oberlin.edu/thedance/girlsinmotion

Ann Cooper Albright, Professor of Theater & Dance / Gender and Women's Studies Director

Ann.Cooper.Albright@oberlin.edu / (440) 775-8156

 

MAD Factory

http://www.madfactory.org

Linda Michalak, Director

themadfactory2@oberlin.net / (440) 774-7062

 

Nothern Ohio Youth Orchestra

http://www.noyo.org

Patricia Rush, Director

noyo@noyo.org / (440) 775-3059

 

Oberlin Choristers

http://www.ochoristers.org

Sue Simonson, Executive Director

ochoristers@oberlin.net / (440) 774-4079

 

Oberlin Early Childhood Center

http://www.oberlinearlychildhood.org

Jennifer Harris, Executive Director

jharris@oberlinearlychildhood.org / (440) 774-8190

 

WAVE - Words are Very Empowering

Booker Peek, Associate Professor of African-American Studies

Booker.Peek@oberlin.edu / (440) 775-8479

 

 

 

Other Tutoring / Academic Programs:

  

Baseball Players Tutoring Math

Brian Verne, Oberlin College student

Brian.Verne@oberlin.edu / (440) 776-3419

 

Five at a Time Program

Carol Hoffman

choffman221@oberlin.net / (440) 775-3600

 

Graduate Teacher Education Program

http://www.oberlin.edu/teachereducation

Deborah Roose, Delaney Professor, Teacher Education / Director, Graduate Teacher Education Program

Deborah.Roose@oberlin.edu / (440) 775-6350

 

High School Tutoring (Athlete-to-Athlete)

Nancy Boutilier, Athletic Director, Oberlin City Schools / Visiting Instructor, Rhetoric & Composition

Nancy.Boutilier@oberlin.edu / (440) 775-8617

 

Math Fun Club

Ken Stanley, 7th grade math teacher

kstanley@oberlin.k12.oh.us / (440) 775-7961

 

National History Day

Carol Lasser, Professor of History

Carol.Lasser@oberlin.edu / (440) 775-6712

 

Ninde Scholars Program

http://www.oberlin.edu/ninde

Bo Arbogast, Ninde Scholars Program Director

Bo.Arbogast@oberlin.edu / (440) 775-6874

 

Save Our Children

http://www.saveourchildrenelyria.org

Julia Nieves, Director

Save_Our_ChildrenElyria@hotmail.com / (440) 323-3272

 

 

 

Miscellaneous Education Outreach Programs: 

 

After School Bike Shop

Max Wolcott, Oberlin College student

Max.Wolcott@gmail.com / (440) 776-2333

 

Allen Memorial Art Museum Educational Outreach

http://www.oberlin.edu/amam

Jason Trimmer, Curator of Education, Allen Memorial Art Museum

Jason.Trimmer@oberlin.edu / (440) 775-8671 

 

Center for Leadership and Health Promotion

http://www.oberlin.edu/lifeskills/

Lori Morgan Flood, Assistant Dean of Students / Director, Center for Leadership in Health Promotion

Lflood@oberlin.edu / (440)775-8462

 

Children's Capoeira 

Justin Emeka, Visiting Assistant Professor of African American Studies

Justin.Emeka@oberlin.edu / (440) 775-8579

 

Chinese Language and Culture

Joycelyn Eby, Oberlin College student

Joycelyn.Eby@oberlin.edu

 

Fifth Grade Mentoring

Andy Frantz, Education Outreach Programs Director 

Andy.Frantz@oberlin.edu / (440) 775-5386

 

Jump-rope Club

Taylor Rogers, Oberlin College student

Taylor.Rogers@oberlin.edu / (919) 619-3338

 

Recreation Center Classes

Betsy Bruce, Director of the Recreation Center

Betsy.Bruce@oberlin.edu / (440) 775-8519

 

Swimming Instruction

Betsy Bruce, Director of the Recreation Center

Betsy.Bruce@oberlin.edu / (440) 775-8519

 

 

Faculty and Staff Education Outreach:

  

Admissions Office Outreach to Oberlin High School

Jill Medina, coordinator

 

Biology / Neuroscience Outreach to Oberlin High School

Roger Laushman, organizer / Associate Professor, Chair, Biology

Roger.Laushman@oberlin.edu / (440) 775-8517

 

Community Music Program

Louis Zeitlin, program coordinator

 

Mudd Library High School Outreach

 

Musicplay

Peggy D. Bennett, Director 

 

Musicplay Parties

Peggy D. Bennett, Director

 

OCEAN - Oberlin College Educational Alliance Network

http://www.oberlin.edu/ocean/

OCEAN: Oberlin College Education Alliance Network

Carol Lasser, Director / Professor of History

Carol.Lasser@oberlin.edu / (440) 775-6712

 

Other Programs of Interest:

  

Bonner Scholars Program

http://www.oberlin.edu/bcsl

Donna Russell, Director

Donna.Russell@oberlin.edu / (440) 775-5387

 

Oberlin Youth Educators - OYE 

Paulena, Papagiannis, President 2009-2010

Paulena.Papagiannis@oberlin.edu

 

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"There is no office higher than that of a teacher of youth, for there is nothing on earth so precious as the mind, soul, character of a child." -William Ellery Channing