In Aprender Mediante Amistad (Learning Through Friendship), a program at Colorado College, students tutor and build friendships with families new to the United States. Two evenings a week, the group of college students meets with adult immigrants and their children to tutor them one-on-one in reading, math, and computer skills. Following the tutoring sessions, the group as a whole meets to play games in Spanish and English designed to build self-esteem and confidence. On Friday evenings, students meet with the families for a weekly movie night. Taken together, these activities serve to educate both the college students and their students about one another s culture.
From Service Matters 1998: Engaging Higher Education In the Renewal of America s Communities and American Democracy
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