UVic Students for Literacy

Hi everyone!

I’m Jayda, the current program coordinator, and have been a part of this club since 2018. This club has brought me so much joy throughout the years but I have now graduated and I am looking to share my love for this club with you! If you are someone who is passionate about supporting todays youth and making a positive impact in their lives then please message me or email [email protected] 🙂

Hello,

I hope everyone is transitioning well into this new “online” schooling and staying safe and healthy. At the start of every school year as many of you know we run the reading buddies and classroom tutor programs. Unfortunately we have had to make the decision to cancel both of these programs for the Fall semester. This was a hard decision for us all to make as we love being a part of these programs and were excited to share the experience with you all.

We hope that in the near future we will be able to welcome new volunteers and returning volunteers back to the program and will keep you all updated.

We wish you all the best with the semester!

Program Coordinators,
Jayda, Sally, Emily, Joey and Saja

Hey everyone! We are the UVic Students for literacy and we are looking for volunteers for the new school year! We are a community service club looking to promote reading and writing skills in our community! We currently run two programs:

The Reading Buddies program meets for about 2 hours every Saturday afternoon, where you can meet with your little buddy to read with them, play literacy games, and overall be a mentor.

The Classroom tutoring program matches you with a local elementary class to meet with for an hour every week and read either with the whole class or one-on-one with some students needing that extra support!

Any Uvic student can join us and we would love to have you! Follow us on Instagram , on Facebook at Uvic Students for Literacy or email one of our five coordinators, Sally, Jayda, Emily, Saja or Joey at [email protected]

Some group pictures from what ended up being our last Reading Buddies session for this school year! We hope everyone is staying safe and healthy this summer. It is hard to predict what our programs will look like in the fall, but we look forward to keeping in touch and hopefully seeing many of you in September!

Part-time nanny position! Great opportunity for those interested in working with children.

Hello - caregivers and nannies!

Our nanny has been offered another opportunity so we are looking for part time care for our kids, starting ASAP. Location is Oak Bay, near Uvic.

Hours are Tuesday-Thursday-Friday, or Tuesday-Wednesday-Friday from 8:15 am to 5:30 pm. Involves primarily caring for our sweet and happy 7 month old son, with school drop off and after-school-care pick up and after school art class attendance for our kind and thoughtful five year old daughter. Will also need coverage for spring break for both kids. Also need a willingness to take the kids on the bus and out for activities.

We would be delighted to find a new caring, loving nanny. Also open to being part of a nanny share or full time daycare for our 7 month old in Gordon Head/Oak Bay Area.

Please PM me if you think we might be a good fit!

Many thanks 🙂

Call for volunteers! We are looking for volunteers for both of our programs: Classroom Tutoring and Reading Buddies.
Classroom tutoring involves placing you in an elementary school classroom for one hour, once a week (based on your availability). Reading Buddies runs for two hours every Saturday in the basement of the SUB. You will be paired with an elementary aged child to read together, or play literacy games. If either of these programs sound exciting to you, then we’d love to have you as a volunteer! Please email us at [email protected] if you are interested or have any further questions.

Part Time Nanny Needed:

I worked for this family for a year and a half and they are amazing employers! I have been so lucky to work with such wonderful parents, and supportive, honest, kind, thankful employers. The kids are funny, creative, and love books! We hike Mt. Work, we play board games, and they dress up in costumes and wear them around town. They are the best!

I hope you get the chance to work for them too!!

Hello everyone! We are currently looking for more people who would be interested in being a Reading Buddies volunteer this year! Reading Buddies includes pairing big buddies (you!) with a little buddy (an elementary aged child in the community). We meet 12:30-2:30 every Saturday in the basement of the SUB, and you will read, play literacy games or just hang out with your buddy.
This program is a great way to get experience with kids, gain volunteer hours, and make a meaningful impact on a child in our community.
If you are interested please email us at [email protected]! Looking forward to hearing from you 😄
-Tyla and Sophie, Reading Buddies Coordinators

Welcome back everyone! We are hosting our information night today, 6-7 in Cornett B108 (this has been changed from B143)! Everyone welcome, we will be going over what’s next for this year for all new and returning volunteers, and will be answering any questions you may have. Hope to see you tonight!

2019 of Reading Buddies has flown by so quickly! We had a snow day, we had Uvic Reading Break and now there are only two Saturdays left!

Here are a little photo updates of our amazing little buddies and big buddies hard at work! We love spending our Saturdays reading, drawing, running around and being creative!

FINAL DAYS OF RB ARE.... March 9th and the 30th.

CALLING FOR VOLUNTEERS!

READING BUDDIES needs two volunteers to join our club until the end of March. The club runs every Saturday from 12:30-2:30. It involves reading with a “little buddy” and eating snacks and playing games.

We would love to have you join!

Please contact [email protected]

We are back....TOMORROW! Happy 2019! After a very long break Reading Buddies is back this Saturday January 12th from 12:30-2:30!

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