OUR MISSION STATEMENT
The Learning Disabilities Association of Wellington County (LDAWC) is a charitable, nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of children, youth and adults with learning disabilities so that they can reach their full potential. Through outreach, education, advising and advocacy, the Learning Disabilities Association of Wellington County's mandate is to advance the education, employment, social development, legal rights and general well being of individuals with learning disabilities.
BECOMING A VOLUNTEER TUTOR
LDAWC is looking for enthusiastic, committed, motivated people who would like to be positive role models. You must also have excellent oral and written English language skills, as Reading Rocks is a reading/literacy program.
You must be a minimum of 15 years old to apply to tutor.
All new tutors must attend a mandatory training/orientation session that will be held roughly a week before the program begins. The time commitment for this opportunity is 2 evenings a week one-on-one tutoring (1 hour each evening) for a total of 16 sessions plus approximately 1 hour per week outside of program hours for activity preparation.
All tutors aged 18+ must have a current Police Vulnerable Sector Check clearance issued within one year of the start of the program.
We do require all of our tutors to have at least two COVID 19 vaccinations.
PROGRAM DATES
Spring 2024:
May 6th - June 20th
Programs run twice a week
Group 1: Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6:30 – 7:30pm at John Ross Secondary School
OR
Group 2: Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:30 – 7:30pm at John Ross Secondary School
**You must be able to attend both tutoring days each week for the duration of the program (either for Group 1 or Group 2)
Fall 2024:
Guelph: Monday/Wednesday Oct. 7-Dec. 2
Fergus: Tuesday/Thursday Oct. 8-Dec. 3