Casco Bay Make It Happen! graduates at the I Made It Happen! Celebration at Ocean Gateway
Make It Happen! is a college readiness program that helps multilingual students build competitive academic profiles for college admission and financial aid. Make It Happen! AmeriCorps Site Coordinators help students take challenging classes, improve their standardized test scores, develop competitive college applications, and engage in leadership, community service, and professional development opportunities. To provide academic and language acquisition support, MIH! pairs English Language Learners in grades 9-12 with volunteer academic coaches. Volunteer academic coaches work with students from countries all over the globe.
Become an Academic Coach!
We are looking for volunteer academic coaches who have a genuine desire to motivate students to excel academically. Empower youth by setting high expectations, helping them succeed in school, and modeling success!
Service options:
Coaches meet with students for a minimum of 1-2 hours per week for a minimum of one academic semester (September to January or January to May). Meetings take place during the school day or after school (starting around 2:00 or 2:30) Monday through Friday.