Don Bosco Cristo Rey Business Boot Camp 2011

Your time is not just an expression of gratitude, it is an investment in talented urban students and urban America 

GU Human Resources department has the privilege to work with one of the nation's promising academic ventures, Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School in the Washington, DC Metro area. Sustained mostly on its own merits and through the support of its corporate clients, the school always welcomes volunteers who can afford their talents, skills and abilities in helping students. We welcome you to take advantage of the following volunteer opportunities at Cristo Rey High School and help us make this initiative a success!

Business Boot Camp - Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School organizes a "Business Boot Camp" every year. The Business Boot Camp is a three-week job training program for incoming freshmen and transfer students. Click here for directions to the school. Please proceed to read below. The school has provided a pdf, which we have listed below as a link for you to printout. Additionally, detailed information on teaching classes is also provided further down on this web page. If you have any additional questions or to sign-up to volunteer, contact Sandy Wilhelm sw287@georgetown.edu or 202-687-2396. Please sign up by close of business on Tue, July 12, 2011.

Interview Students at Tacoma Park, Maryland (25 volunteers needed)
To be held from 12:30-4:30pm on Fri, Aug 12, 2011, the interviews are a comprehensive test. These interviews determine if whether or not a student will survive the Work-Study Program or more importantly, if the school must better prepare students before they are thrown into the throes of the professional world. While the process is vital to the student's academic beginning, it is also a great experience for the interviewer who gets insight into how well urban teenagers fit into the professional realm. DBCR has 140 students this year. They will provide the interview questions and train the interviewers. The length of each interview will be between 10-15 minutes Each volunteer will host between 5 - 7 interviews or more. 

Teach courses at Takoma Park, Maryland
Part of the boot-camp, these classes are perhaps the most important variable in determing the success of the Work-Study Program, and the success of the students in adapting to differing work environment. Each course is held in three sessions from 12:45 – 2:00; 2:00 – 3:10; 3:15-4:25 on assigned days (please see below). Volunteers are welcome to teach more than one class or choose one. As students are divided into more than one group, each group attends a different class, so that all students can ultimately attend all classes. While, choosing to teach a particular class, please pay attention to the different dates. You can also print and share this web page with your department colleagues.

1. Course - Acts of Professionalism

Class	Time/Date	#Volunteers Needed	Comments/Clarifications
Self Confidence	12:45 - 2:00; 2:00 - 3:10; 3:15-4:25 Wednesday, July 27.	1 or 3	One volunteer can teach one or all three classes.
Initiative	12:45 - 2:00; 2:00 - 3:10; 3:15 - 4:25 Thursday, July 28 and Friday, July 29	1, 2 or 6	One volunteer can teach one or all three sessions one day. One volunteer can teach all three sessions one day and another volunteer can teach three sessions the second day. One volunteer can teach all six sessions on both days. Or, six different volunteers can teach the class at different times. The foregoing is just an example, there are other ways to also volunteer. Please choose one, two or more slots, depending on your availability.