*URGENT* KING COUNTY BIDEWW AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM ASSISTANT
- Teens welcome
- Families welcome
- Groups welcome
- 55+ welcome
- Looking for 2 volunteers
- Teens welcome
- Families welcome
- Groups welcome
- 55+ welcome
- Looking for 2 volunteers
BIDEWW AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM SUMMARY
After several parents engaged us to create a program that will support West African kids with their academic, life and social skills needs, in February of 2022, WAWAC finally created what we call our "BIDEWW" (STAR) After School Program. WAWAC's BIDEWW/star after-school program and homework club seeks to create a culturally appropriate fun and new learning environment that fosters social skills, and provides learning opportunities for our kids through exciting semi-structured activities such as science experiments, cooking classes, arts projects, singing, dancing, music, cinematography, storytelling and more at a culturally appropriate setting for free of charge.
Sep 22, 2026—Jan 25, 2027
Any day
Mondays - Fridays, all day, Saturdays - Sundays, all day
On-site
Attend Orientation, Background Check, Driver’s License, Age
Since the kids spend a lot of time at school where they learn in a structured and formal environment, the BIDEWW After School program is done in a free environment where they still learn fun stuff that they create themselves. Additional recreational activities are also held to encourage them to stay active, healthy, and connected with one another.
This is also a platform for West African kids to interact, learn from each other and build their own community. It is available to school-aged children 5 to 17 years old in Snohomish and King Counties twice a week. Through this platform, the kids of our community explore their artistic instincts through collaborative art projects. It holds significant value for our kids because it inspires them to be creatively driven at an early age. An opportunity that they don't ordinarily receive from their parents, as many West African parents deem art a "waste of time," grossly depriving kids of the possibility to explore their creativity. We pride ourselves on opening our program to a wide range of African kids tailored to their unique needs, identity, and values.
- After successfully implementing the pilot Bideww After School program in Snohomish County in September 2022, WAWAC partnered with School’s Out Washington to start a similar program in King County.
Take a look at what a week in the afterschool program looks like: here or here.
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- The WAWAC Bideww After School Program Assistant assists the Program Director (PD) in implementing programs outside of school hours for West African children in Washington. His/her role includes:
- Assisting PD with Planning, preparing, and implementing an approved curriculum that includes language studies, math, art, socia... Click "Join" for more information.
