Passport to Kindergarten End of Year Celebration recognizes the children and families who have participated in this kindergarten readiness program for the past year! The focus of the End of Year Celebration is on nature exploration in the park. The entire event will be focused on hands-on nature exploration, and families will be encouraged to visit all our stations, meet our animal ambassadors, and enjoy the evening in their park. At this reading station activity and through these stories, preschoolers will discover the power they have for transforming Earth to foster healthy biodiversity
Impact:
Passport to Kindergarten is a year-long program for Preschool teachers and their young learners’ families. The initiative promotes literacy and language skills by providing monthly professional development to Preschool teachers, while also offering free enriching learning opportunities to children and families. volunteers help build access, comfort, convenience, and safety into our programs for all interested in learning. They enable more individualized support for first-time learners and create a better skill-building environment. Volunteers help people make a stronger connection to nature by making it easy to experience the outdoors in fun activities.
Tasks -
- Greet and welcome participants
- Assist staff lead during the program to create a better learning environment for this interactive program
- Volunteers will alternate reading two of MetroParks’ most favorite books for nature and habitat.
- Lola Plants a Garden and It happened on Meadowview Street
Your shift time begins 30 minutes before the program starts for quick review, last-minute prep, and to introduce your program.
Additional Notes
- This is a long-term and short-term volunteer opportunity. Learn more about our types of service here.
- This opportunity is for ages 16 and older. Volunteers ages 14-17 must first be approved by a Volunteer Coordinator to Respond to this opportunity. Contact volunteer.services@metroparks.org to request approval.
- You MUST enjoy working with children and families!
- COVID UPDATES: Please review Five Rivers MetroParks' latest COVID-19 Updates.
See the Programming Volunteer Position Description for more detailed information.
