Address: 
2803 E. 51st Street
Mary Kelly Center
Kansas City, MO 64130

Site Housing: 
ND Club host families (no more than 4) will house and feed the student(s).

Gender Requirement: 
Either Gender

Driver’s License Required: 
License Required

Student Minimum Age: 
18

Language Requirement: 
No Spanish needed

Transportation: 
At least one of the students will need to provide a vehicle and the students will carpool

Site Dates: 
5/28/19-7/19/19

Social Issues: 
Education
Day Camps

Site URL: 
http://www.upperroomprogram.org

Swope Summer Academic Camp-Upper Room

Status: 
Open

Site Description: 

In 2007, a study by Johns Hopkins University ranked our Summer Academic Program as one of the best summer reading programs in the country. In 1999, we started with one church and 90 students. Today, the Upper Room offers an eight-week summer reading camp for over 2,000 high-poverty children who use the summer to make substantial academic gains. In a district where reading proficiency scores fall consistently below those of neighboring districts, children who participate in the program read as high as two grade levels above their peers. The children have recreational activities and events, too. The children’s reading ability is the primary focus, and every morning they are lead in literacy instruction by the teacher, practice independent reading with Accelerated Reader books and take tests on computers to track their progress. Other benefits for the children include: a field trip, swimming, dance lessons, and more (all once a week). Students are also fed lunch and a snack each day. SSLP students tutor in the mornings and supervise a group of kids in the afternoon, providing leadership as they partake in various activities.

Student Responsibilities:
There are a variety of responsibilities for our interns in the Summer Academic Program. We usually mix management responsibility, such as being in charge of testing or collecting data with managing a group of kids. Our goal is to utilize your significant talents on the one hand, and balance it with interaction with the children on the other. Tasks include youth counseling, monitoring children’s progress and adjusting their grade level accordingly. Other responsibilities could include assistance to the Volunteer Coordinator for small administrative tasks such as tracking volunteer hours or helping with social media campaigns.
Previous Students:

Corinne Janik (cjanik01@saintmarys.edu)
Kelly Kolleck (kkolleck@nd.edu)