Impact
"I´m the one who is learning!"
"This program works."
"I´ve seen a significant change in my daughter´s ability to write and read."
MEMBER PROFILE
Still Forming
Bonds
Raul Castaneda, classroom aide turned Experience Corps member (and award winner), San Francisco

I joined Experience Corps because: When I retired years ago, I was looking for something to do. I saw an Experience Corps flyer at the library, and I called the organization. It's been a great experience working in the schools because I'm a bilingual tutor.

The best part of being an Experience Corps member is : The immediate result I see every day when I work with the children one-on-one.

I like to tell the story about: I have a student this year from Mexico. This last year I've been working with her one-on-one for 45 minutes every day, and she's more open and has friends. Also, last year, I worked with a third-grade boy. He had to go back to Mexico, and I visited him, bringing him letters from his old classmates. I want to visit him every year.

I'm sticking with Experience Corps because: I've learned the last three years that a strong base in elementary school is important for moving from elementary to middle school -- you have to have a strong curriculum.

Read about Raul's recent award!

"It's like a job. You have goals. You see results" -Yuriy, Experience Corps Member

Printer Friendly
 

From members...

A Recriprocal Relationship
Lucy Scott, Experience Corps member
Oakland
"Experience Corps is really a reciprocal relationship. The kids give so much to me and then I get a chance to give back. It's really wonderful."

Read more stories from members >

From educators...

Makes A Huge Difference in Kids' Academic Performance
Ms. Gelormino, 1st grade teacher at Civicorps Elementary
Oakland
My Experience Corps member is incredible. She knows exactly what to do with the kids I send her. Sometimes she'll notice something and be able to articulate it even better than I could because she's spent time working 1:1 with a child. Having her as my own personal volunteer is making a huge difference in the academic performance of my kids. Almost every student in my class has benefited and has improved at an accelerated rate because of her."


Read more stories from educators >

From families...

I really didn't know what was wrong
Iesha Lewis, Student's mother
New York City
"She wasn't reading to me at all before the tutoring. She would read 'cat' and 'dog,' only words that are so common. I was extremely worried. I really didn't know what was wrong. Now she reads with the other kids."

Read more stories from families >
Keeping America's promise
Experience Corps is a member of America's Promise Alliance 5 in 15 Campaign Network  >  

Work That Matters
in the Second Half of Life
Read more stories at Encore.org   >  
Watch us in action
Check out New York City's Experience Corps
on YouTube   >  

Celebrating People in Action!
"In the 21st century, the best anti-poverty program around is a world-class education. And in this country, the success of our children cannot depend more on where they live than on their potential."

-President Obama, "State of the Union," January 27, 2010
"Together, we can continue our commitment to education innovation by investing in Experience Corps, a program that helps elementary students by increasing the number of older adult tutors and mentors in the classroom. Independent research shows that Experience Corps works: Third-grade reading and math scores are rising and students feel safer at school."

-Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, State of the City Speech, February 22, 2010