City Year San Antonio
San Antonio is home to a close-knit and welcoming community known for its rich cultural heritage. City Year San Antonio works alongside teachers and community partners to support students across the city.
Serving in San Antonio
While San Antonio is widely known for being a vibrant center for academia, business, tech and medicine, some students in San Antonio face significant challenges every day. The San Antonio School District serves more than 15,000 students across 125 schools.
Your corps experience
City Year is a key partner to the San Antonio Independent School District in creating equitable learning opportunities for all students and developing the city’s future leaders. AmeriCorps members support teachers and staff in delivering instruction that serves the development of the whole child and is responsive to the diverse racial, cultural and linguistic needs of San Antonio youth.
With more than 76% of students tutored by AmeriCorps members last year improving their test scores, AmeriCorps members are truly making an impact. A close-knit community with ample opportunities to develop meaningful personal and professional relationships, San Antonio is an ideal place to serve.
Work with a committed and diverse group of 8–15 City Year AmeriCorps members who share your passion for service and personal growth.
Professional development
Each City Year school team is led by an Impact Manager who is fully invested in your City Year experience and professional development, so you graduate your City Year prepared for another year of service or your future aspirations.
City Year AmeriCorps members receive more than 340 hours of training to develop their skills in the classroom and beyond. Training takes place in a variety of ways including instructor-led sessions, e-learning, practical exercises, instruction and events.
Throughout the year, you will receive training in several formats:
- Basic Training Academy (BTA)
- Learning and Development Days (LDDs)
- Community leader panels
- Community and professional networking events
- Leadership and reflecting
Example training topics and areas of support include:
- Using data to inform social-emotional and academic instruction
- Strategies to enhance school-wide culture and conditions for learning
- Using a strength-based approach with students that respects and responds to their developmental needs
- Building reflective practitioners of cultural competency in a diverse setting
- Diversity, Equity, Inclusivity, and Belonging strategies
- Behavior management strategies
- Continual coaching and feedback from site staff
Become part of our community
Over the years, we have built a robust relationship with San Antonio Public Schools, teachers, families and the community at large. We can’t wait to welcome you.
Our stories
Three reasons I decided to serve another City Year
After a month of exploring my options, three reasons inspired my decision to apply and serve another city year.
Read moreThe top ten greetings students give City Year
At City Year, we AmeriCorps members love greeting our students with "good mornings," and a round of Power Greeting.
Read moreBittersweet endings
I'm bitter because it's April. That means there are TWO months left of service.
Read moreConnect with us to learn more or apply today!
Over the last few years we have built robust relationships with our partner schools, teachers, families and the community at large. We can’t wait to welcome you.
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Our impact
This year, 90 City Year AmeriCorps members will support over 6,500 students in 8 San Antonio schools.
Events
Every year we hold events to celebrate our corps, students and the community at large.
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Partners
Our amazing education and corporate partners help make our work in San Antonio possible.
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It’s a day ON at the MLK Day March! #mlk #sanantonio #CYSA #service
CYSA had a great time today at @deloitte in Austin for a City Year Day of Learning with our Team Leaders and Second Year AmeriCorps members!
🎉🎉🎉 Our NEW 2019-2020 Mid-Years were officially welcomed in to CYSA today!!ACMs dedicated their jackets and found out which schools they will be serving in during a Team Reveal! 🎉🎉🎉
We want your unique perspective!
Every year, City Year San Antonio hosts 18-Minute Networking to provide an opportunity for the 90 AmeriCorps Members serving in San Antonio to practice networking skills and develop connections, which will help facilitate their successful transition into professional and educational fields following graduation from their service year this spring. The event is led by facilitators employed by corporate and community partners as well as City Year alumni and their colleagues, current City Year staff members, and City Year board members willing to share their education/career experiences and offer guidance to AmeriCorps Members interested in pursuing a job in these fields.
As an 18-Minute Networking facilitator, you would commit one evening of your time to host small groups of corps members in three 18-minute sessions, followed by a half-hour long networking period.
If you are interested in becoming a facilitator at 18-minute networking, please complete the form in our bio!
We are accepting applications to serve as City Year AmeriCorps members for the 2020-2021 school year! Encourage a young person you know to learn more about this life-changing leadership opportunity to make a difference for students and for themselves. The next application deadline is January 24. Apply at CityYear.org
🎉Help us welcome 15 new 2019-2020 Mid-Year AmeriCorps Members to our site. We are excited to have these amazing young people join our Corps as success coaches for San Antonio students. Welcome to the team!!! 🎉
