City Year Patch

A Day in the Life of City Year

1.2 -1When you serve with City Year, every day is a chance to make a difference and no two days will be exactly alike. With 15 teams working to address needs in the community, it is impossible to describe a typical day of a Washington, DC corps member. However, a day serving on one of City Year Washington, DC’s in-school service teams might look like this:

8:00 am – Greet students for an energetic start to the school day

8:30 am – Attendance phone calls home

9:00 am – One-on-one math tutoring

10:00 am – In class academic & behavior support  

11:00 am – Data review meeting with teachers

12:00 pm – Lunch with mentor group

1:00 pm – One-on-one literacy tutoring

2:00 pm – Planning with the principal

3:00 pm – Positive phone calls home

3:30 pm – After-school tutoring & homework help

4:30 pm – After-school service-learning project

5:30 pm – Give parents flyer for upcoming family book fair

6:00 pm – Break for the day