{"id":247,"date":"2021-01-14T10:05:37","date_gmt":"2021-01-14T15:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/peacecorpsprep-draft\/?page_id=247"},"modified":"2021-02-02T10:39:48","modified_gmt":"2021-02-02T15:39:48","slug":"education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/peacecorpsprep\/what-volunteers-do\/education\/","title":{"rendered":"Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero  \"><div class=\"cl-hero-proper\"><div class=\"overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"still\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1996\/Education-Hero.jpg);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<p class=\"feature-caption\">Photo Courtesy: \u00a9 Peace Corps, Guyana, Education<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Education is the Peace Corp\u2019s largest program area. Volunteers play an important role in creating links among schools, parents, and communities by working in elementary, secondary, and postsecondary schools as math, science, conversational English, and resource teachers or as early grade reading and literacy teacher trainers. Volunteers also develop libraries and technology resource centers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><u><strong>If you choose Education, take three courses from one of the following areas:<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Elementary,&nbsp;secondary, or&nbsp;special&nbsp;education<\/li><li>English or linguistics<\/li><li>TESOL<\/li><li>Math<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Computer science<\/li><li>Engineering<\/li><li>Any physical or biological science<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>You will also build 50 hours of&nbsp;related&nbsp;field experience through an activity such as<\/u>:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Teaching in one of these or a similar form: in a classroom, with a community outreach organization, or in a formal tutoring capacity.&nbsp;The subject of the teaching may be English as a foreign\/second language, special education, drama, or a STEM subject.&nbsp;Tutoring opportunities are available in the ACE English Language Institute on the URI campus.&nbsp;The URI Child Development Center on campus offers opportunities for URI students to work with pre-kindergarten aged children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacecorps.gov\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1996\/Peace_Corps_Logo_Banner_CMYK.png\" alt=\"Peace Corps Logo with dove graphic and organization name\" class=\"wp-image-641\" width=\"250\" height=\"46\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/peacecorpsprep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1996\/Peace_Corps_Logo_Banner_CMYK.png 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/peacecorpsprep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1996\/Peace_Corps_Logo_Banner_CMYK-300x55.png 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/peacecorpsprep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1996\/Peace_Corps_Logo_Banner_CMYK-364x67.png 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo Courtesy: \u00a9 Peace Corps, Guyana, Education Education is the Peace Corp\u2019s largest program area. 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