There are three ways to volunteer with Puente in the coming months. Please contact Volunteer Coordinator Abby Mohaupt at amohaupt@mypuente.org or 650-262-4095 for more information or to volunteer. Language Exchange: During the fall semester we plan on having ‘coffee shop’ style classes at the end of every month at ESL classes. This means we ditch the classroom and set up a bunch of tables in the elementary school and have volunteers come in and speak English to the students. We’re also working to have the last 30 minutes all in Spanish, but we want to ask the students first. The first session will be Sept 29th 7-9 PM at Pescadero Elementary School. Training will be Monday Sept 28th at 7 PM. You will need to fill out the full volunteer application. Mentoring Youth: There are 16 students at Pescadero High School that  are in critical need of tutors- mainly in English and Math, but there will be other subjects as well. We’re looking for tutors who are willing to make a semester commitment to a student and to be a solid accountability partner for their studies. Some of the students live in La Honda so for you La Hondaers that would mean not a far drive. If you want to go above and beyond- some of these students are about to enter … Continue reading Volunteer with Puente this fall