Volunteering at George Washington

I met early with my mentor so that we could go over what working with her and volunteering in her class would be like. I told her that I have never worked with children or in an after school program before. She walked me around the facilities and showed me where her designated classroom was and gave me a couple tips for dealing with children. For example to make sure that I smile when i help them. My mentor introduced me to her class at George Washington under the A.S.E.S. program. Before beginning her class she had the children recite the rules of the program to me. She told me that structure is highly important for children in this stage of development.