Casa Oportunidades

Oportunidades Nola

Oportunidades Nola is an adult education and outreach center which brings educational opportunities and other resources to the Latino community and promotes the successful integration of immigrants into the greater New Orleans society.  We are committed to education as the best means for promoting social justice, empowering the disadvantaged and realizing the fullness of human potential.

We are a program of St. Anna’s Episcopal Church, a diverse, social justice-oriented congregation which has supported our activities since January 2007. Oportunidades Nola strives to develop leadership among our community members and to create an inclusive environment in which staff, students and volunteers share responsibility for the vision and success of our activities.

Service learners can serve in one of the following roles:

  1. Teacher’s Assistant: TA’s provide instructional support for ESL (English as a Second Language), GED, SSL (Spanish as a Second Language) and Computer Literacy teachers.  They assist the students in learning class material by providing them with individualized attention during class time. TA’s report directly to the teacher they are assigned to and must attend the same class or classes each week.
  2. ESL Tutor: Tutors work directly with ESL students by providing them with one-on-one instruction to improve their English language reading, writing, speaking and comprehension skills.  Tutors are responsible for preparing materials for tutoring, maintaining contact with the ESL teachers and volunteers, and making recommendations for program improvements.
  3. Computer Literacy Instructor: CL Instructors teach basic computer skills to program participants using Oportunidades Nola’s computer literacy curriculum. CL Instructors are also responsible for maintaining students' Computer Literacy lesson plans in a file to assure that all students receive instruction in all areas of the provided curriculum. 
  4. GED Tutors: GED prep tutors provide instruction in one or more of the five subject areas that are covered in the General Educational Development Test: Language Arts Reading, Social Studies, Language Arts Writing, Science and Math. GED instruction takes place on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:00-8:30pm. GED tutors report directly to Christina.

We hope all volunteers will increase knowledge and awareness of practices fostering social justice, educational development, community partnerships and cultural sharing.

Location

St. Anna's Episcopal Church
1313 Esplanade Avenue

Transportation

15 minute drive from Loyola
30 minute bike ride from Loyola
40-50 minutes via public transit

Take the free university Green Line shuttle to Tidewater (1440 Canal Street at LaSalle, Tulane School of Public Health).  Walk 2 blocks to Canal & Rampart.  Take the #88 St. Claude-Jackson Barracks bus or #91 Jackson-Esplanade bus to Esplanade.  Walk 2 blocks to St. Anna's.

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Days & times

Teacher's Assistant
Monday-Friday, 4:00 - 9:30 pm

ESL Tutor
Flexible.  Tutoring takes place at St. Anna’s Episcopal Church at a time that is convenient for the volunteer and the student.

Computer Literacy Instructor
Tuesday, Thursday & Friday, 6:00 - 8:30 pm

GED Tutor
Tuesday & Thursday evenings, 6:00 - 8:30 pm

Preservice requirements

Oportunidades Nola will offer one orientation session on campus on Friday, January 27, 2012 at 4:00pm in Monroe Library, Seminar Room #4.  All interested students should attend! Students should bring a government-issued photo ID for a background check, pen/pencil and paper. Student volunteers must attend a mandatory Safe Environment training on Saturday, January 28, 2012 from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm in Monroe Library, Multimedia Room 1.

Contact

Christina Abreo, Director of Social Services
christina@stannanola.org, 504.947.2121