Information for Prospective Student Participants
Students participate in Project SHINE through a course or as volunteers. They spend 10-20 hours a semester 'coaching' in an ESOL or citizenship class designed for adult immigrant and refugees. As a participant, you'll provide a valuable service to the Utica community, but will find that you'll learn as much as you teach.
As a student participant, you'll benefit by...
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gaining real life experience that relates to academic courses and makes lectures, readings, and discussions in class more relevant, and more personal by integrating practice with theory
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developing an intergenerational relationship
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learning about a different culture and sharing your own
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getting off the hill and into neighboring Utica, which has a storied history and a diverse population.
