Are you interested in supporting your local high school in science and math? If you are, then the HGS is joining a Society of Petroleum Engineers-Gulf Coast Section (SPE-GCS)-lead program that will meet your aspirations!
Over the past year, the SPE-GCS, with leadership from Dick Murphy (SPE-GCS member and retired Marathon Oil Company engineer) have created a successful science in-class tutoring program at three high schools in Fort Bend ISD. Six SPE members volunteer at the high schools (Austin, Dulles and Clements) one or more days a week, mentoring and tutoring high school students in physics, chemistry or biology. These tutors work closely with the teachers, helping to explain the concepts to the students and giving them more individual attention. We recognize that in the greater-Houston area, there are many technical experts who have flexible daytime hours (retirees, unemployed, self-employed, part-time workers, college students) and might find this a rewarding opportunity. These six volunteers have found the experience personally very rewarding.
The SPE-GCS are seeking to expand this in Fort Bend ISD and to Katy ISD and need volunteer tutors for Fall 2015 who are willing to commit to a minimum of one half of one day per week helping in the classroom. Our experience shows that the day does not have to be the same day every week. However, the commitment helps to ensure continuity of effort, gaining the trust of the teachers, administration and students and keeping the tutoring program viable. The commitment does not preclude taking your vacations, as you are a volunteer. Show your interest by sending Dick Murphy (stancal@windstream.net) an email. This opportunity is open to anyone with science and technology skills. Feel free to share this invitation with others who might be interested. You are not required to live in these school districts in order to volunteer within them. If you find this opportunity interesting, but would rather volunteer at a high school in another school district, please drop him an email so he can gauge the interest of expanding the program elsewhere.
The HGS fully supports this effort and hopes that some of its members will sign up!
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