by karenindysow.org | Apr 13, 2017 | Tutor Tips
Spring fever! If you work with kids and education, you know this is a very real phenomenon. The excitement of school is wearing thin, the weather is beautiful, and kids are not always motivated to study. To combat this general feeling of apathy and to keep our...
by Kirsten Cocanower | Apr 5, 2017 | Get Involved
Imagine you are a kid again. You live in a motel room with your mom and little sister. Despite your mom working day and night, you soon end up in a shelter across town. You pack up your few belongings, say goodbye to your friends, and transfer to your new school...
by SOW_Admin | Mar 29, 2017 | Spotlights
Every night at tutoring, we begin the hour with a short writing prompt to focus our students’ minds on learning and get their creative juices flowing. Each Program Coordinator asks a different question every night that we have tutoring, so we end up with thousands of...
by SOW_Admin | Mar 22, 2017 | Spotlights
Each month, we’ll be introducing you to a new School on Wheels staff member so you can learn more about the people who make our programs run successfully! This month, we’re highlighting Tiffany Dow, one of our Program Coordinators who manages tutoring at two of our...
by Samantha | Mar 15, 2017 | Tutor Tips
Each new individual who starts volunteering with School on Wheels has some apprehension about being a new tutor. While we know each person will positively impact our students, we also want to reassure our volunteers by answering some of the questions they have about...
by Claire Brosman | Mar 9, 2017 | Spotlights
Volunteers make the world go ‘round and they are a critical component of School on Wheels’ operating model. Our volunteer base, made up of over 400 people, helps us meet the needs of over 350 children impacted by homelessness across our city each school year. Both...
by Samantha | Mar 1, 2017 | Spotlights
Each February, we ask our volunteers and supporters to engage their networks in School on Wheels’ Share the Love campaign by supporting our programs through advocacy and monetary donations. This year, we had record donations and an outpouring of support from the...
by SOW_Admin | Feb 27, 2017 | Tutor Tips
The ultimate goal we strive for each night of tutoring is for every student to benefit from 1:1 homework assistance – but as we all know, this is not always possible. Many times, we will have a new family of four students join us, or a volunteer will be unable to...
by Claire Brosman | Feb 23, 2017 | Spotlights
Justine, a parent of three students who have benefited from School on Wheels tutoring, was recently interviewed by RTV6 as part of a series of stories taking place during our #SharetheLoveIndy campaign. While so many news stories about our programs focus on students,...
by SOW_Admin | Feb 15, 2017 | Special Posts
This month’s #SharetheLoveIndy campaign is all about making tutoring possible for the students we serve. Our goal is to make sure every child in our program is able to achieve academic success, even when facing difficult circumstances like homelessness. One thing...
