Everybody Reads

Everybody Reads is a free tutoring event/service that provides UCSD Tzu Ching officers and members the opportunity to tutor K-12 children in math, reading, and other educational topics. Participants also have the chance to spend time talking and playing with the kids, building connections with them, and acting as positive role models.

The main focuses of this event include helping to create a solid educational foundation for the children that will help them perform better in school, giving them something fun and productive to do with their weekends, and offering the parents a well-deserved break from the difficulties of raising energetic kids. With this, the hope is to give the children a platform on which they can more easily enter into higher-educational institutions.

Details
One aspect of the event that differentiates it from others is the inclusion of a Jing Si (Still Thoughts) Aphorism time. During the event, volunteers and children alike are invited to choose an aphorism that they like, and present it to the class in a manner of their choosing, usually a skit or sharing examples. In this way, the children gradually learn the meaning of gratitude, respect, and love, and carry it out with the people in their lives.

Schedule
A general schedule of events at Everybody Reads is as follows:
 * 8:00AM - 8:30AM: Attendees meet at Peterson Loop
 * 8:30AM - 9:00AM: Drive to Oceanside
 * 9:00AM - 9:30AM: Set up classroom
 * 9:30AM - 10:15AM: Class Session I
 * 10:15AM - 10:30AM: Break time/Recess
 * 10:30AM - 11:15AM: Class Session II
 * 11:15AM - 11:30AM: Clean-up time + Jing Si Aphorism presentation