3. 1st day of Service: On August 3rd you will check-in for
service and receive a few important things to prepare you for
service including: your Idealist Handbook, nametag, CY ID
badge, and unlimited transit (TAP) pass.
4. Basic Training Academy: For the first 2 weeks of your
service CYLA will prepare you to engage with students,
teachers, and school administrators at the start of the school
year. BTA begins with orientation, not just to City Year, but
to the work of becoming mentors, leaders, tutors and role
models in the schools you will serve in. You will get oriented
with City Year’s core values and service model. You will
explore City Year culture, build academic intervention
strategies, learn about the importance of social emotional development, and begin to investigate the
leadership development model at City Year. The goal is for AmeriCorps members to leave feeling ready
to launch into their service year, a rite of passage in their servant-leadership development.
5. Practicum: After BTA, you will start in schools. As you meet your partner teaches, administrators, and
students you will spend first 3 weeks with half the day in the classroom and while continuing your
training for the other half of the day. This split will allow you to put the skills you learned in action with
observations and feedback from staff members while continuing to develop those skills with training.
6. All Corps Service Day: At the end of practicum the entire corps will come together
for a day of physical service to beautify a campus in our community o