Category: Post

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) Scholarship is a merit scholarship available to Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC) transfer students who have shown significant academic achievement and involvement at George Mason University. OLLI will award the recipient of this scholarship $1000.00 applicable to the fall 2020 semester.

Applicants must be a NVCC transfer student with a Mason cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher and demonstrate involvement within the Mason Community. Preference may be given to students with financial aid as verified by Mason’s Financial Aid Office.

For more information visit here or contact: Sarah Squire at [email protected] or Joan Elwood at [email protected]

Deadline: February 21, 2020

We have several exciting new jobs being offered to CEHD students and grads.  We’ve bundled them together here in one post, so keep scrolling!

Teach Reading Classes to Students of All Ages

Now Accepting Applications for Summer 2020

The Institute of Reading Development offers summer reading skills programs in partnership with the continuing education departments of more than 100 colleges and universities nationwide. Since 1970, the Institute’s teachers have helped over 3 million students master valuable reading skills and develop a lifelong love of reading.  Programs designed by the Institute give students the right skills, books, and experiences that result in greater success in school and beyond.

We are currently hiring hard-working, encouraging people with a passion for reading to teach our summer programs. As an Institute teacher you will:

• Earn up to $9,000 in one summer. Our full-time teachers typically earn $675-$850 per week.
• Improve your teaching skills and confidence during our comprehensive, paid training program.
• Gain over 400 hours of classroom teaching experience with a variety of age groups from 4-year-olds to adults.
• Help your students become successful readers with a love of great books.

We are seeking applicants from any academic discipline. All applicants must have an undergraduate degree or higher in their field before the start of our teaching season.

Successful Institute teachers:

• Have strong reading skills and read for pleasure
• Are responsible and hard-working, with good communication and organizational skills
• Will be patient and supportive with students

Learn more about teaching for us and apply today: Summer Teaching Jobs

Building Blocks Day School in Falls Church, VA.

We are a preschool, founded in 2007, dedicated to teaching young minds through our program. Our school is well respected in the community and we are urgently hiring to fill a position in the later afternoon. BBDS is approximately 20 minutes away from George Mason University and will serve as a great learning opportunity for students who are interested in pursuing a career in Childhood Development. The following is the job description: