Youth Academic
and
Enrichment Programs

This past summer, our academic and enrichment program was a source of joy, connection, and support for rising 1st through 7th graders and their families. Belong!'s volunteers provided game-based academic and arts instruction, helping kids enjoy math, science, writing, art, drama, and reading in a fun and creative environment. Special visitors provided opportunities to learn about yoga, soccer, bee keeping, birds and reptiles, service dogs, and more. A major highlight of our program was our field trip to the Museum of Natural History in DC. In our fourth week of programming, we collaborated with Vienna Presbyterian Church (“VPC”) to bring Vacation Bible School to our kids. It was a week of hands-on bible/Christian education mixed with arts and crafts and outdoor activities.

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Our team of volunteers worked hard to provide exciting and creative challenges while keeping kids safe. Children had a chance to form new friendships, play, explore new activities, and get ready for the next school year. It was an unforgettable time for both children and volunteers!

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Summer Program Volunteers 2023

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Station Leaders or Group Guides: We need volunteers to lead this year's summer program activities (Science, Math, Storytime, Arts & Crafts, Drama & Music, Recreation) or work as group guides. Click here to see Station Leader volunteer Job Description and here to see Group Guides volunteer job description. 

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Food Prep and Serving: Volunteers in this role help with prepping and serving food to our students. It is an ideal opportunity for those who can only commit for a couple of hours one or more days.

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Enrichment Visitors Needed: We need volunteers with specialized skills and talents to share with our students. You would present a 35-minute talk and activity twice during one day of our program. The skills/talents we are looking for are in any of the following areas:

 

• Animals – volunteers with any sort of knowledge of animals– rescue animals, guide dogs, snakes, wild birds of prey, etc.

• International Talents – Teach our campers a song or dance. Help them cook or prepare a unique food. Show them how to make and play an indigenous instrument or create a traditional kind of art.

• The Arts – Do you enjoy storytelling? What about teaching a short class on painting, pottery, yarn art, book-making, or origami? We also welcome group art projects such as painting a small mural.

• Other projects/areas of expertise you can share with the students: 

  • A quick gardening project

  • Wind power or solar energy, or another environmental project

  • Robotics

  • An interactive demonstration of how our water, electric, or other system runs

  • A bike safety demonstration

  • Cooking – making ice cream or baking bread

  • Simple science experiments

  • A project involving sharing or philanthropy

  • Your own unique idea!

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Program Dates and Weekly Themes: 

Week 1 - June 26th to 30th - Outer Space 

Week 2 - July 5th to 7th - Vacation Bible School*

Week 3 - July 17th to 21st  - Oceans

Week 4  - July 24th to 28th - Rainforests

**Week 2 is a Vacation Bible School Christian School in conjunction with Church For All Nations, and Vienna Presbyterian Church.

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Location: Church For All Nations, 8526 Amanda Pl, Vienna, VA 22180 (across from Cedar Lane Shopping Center)

 

Volunteers must be vetted, so sign up early. You can also contact Laura Kolhoff.

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See the video below to get a sense of how much fun we had in last year's summer program!!!

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Volunteer Application