Wish List
There’s an air of excitement at VU this week leading up to the winter break. Homework for some has been light, but others are working on multipart projects. Last night I […]
It’s Project Time!
What a busy few weeks it’s been at VU homework assistance. Attendance numbers are up and steady, so having 15-19 students each night is getting to be standard. Keeps the volunteers […]
Fall Flurry
We’ve had a flurry of students in the homework assitance program over the last few weeks. Great attendance numbers in the high teens mean that our students find us valuable, […]
And We’re Back!
September 16 was the first night of VU for the 2013-14 school year, and it was a great success. On a beautiful sunny afternoon, 13 students and 8 volunteers got all […]
Great Feedback
VU just got the results of our first every parent survey. Guess what? We are doing a great job and parents like and value the support we provide for their students! The […]
100 Students? No Fooling?
100 students receive VU homework assistance last night! Volunteers work miracles. Of course that’s an April Fool’s untruth, but I sure wish we could help that many students in our program. As we […]
Reflections From a Student Volunteer
VU would be nothing without its volunteers. We appreciate them immensely and love to have high school students volunteer because they relate to the younger students so well. Therefore, it‘s particularly […]
The Joys of Volunteering
Actually, I can’t think of a time when I didn’t enjoy my hours at VU homework assistance, but two things last night brought especially big smiles to my face. One of our […]
The Prize Is Learning
The students have moved into their third grading period, and VU is still going strong! As they proudly brought in their report cards and selected a small prize for remembering […]
Busy Behind the Scenes
Fairfax County Schools have been closed for a few days in the last two weeks for holidays and teacher workdays, but VU board members and volunteers have been busy behind the […]