AmeriCorps Mentor Reading to BoyAmeriCorps Expanded Learning (EXL) provides safe and inclusive learning environments that foster positive relationships to support the whole student. Our ultimate purpose is to provide supports to students that positively impact their daily lives now and throughout their futures.

Quotation MarkAna Eveleigh (EXL Mentor, Shearer Elementary School, 2020-21):
“I know I am changed because of these relationships [with the students], and I hope that these connections will stay with and guide my students for years to come.”

Expanded Learning serves both Napa and Sonoma Counties at 15 different school sites. Fun Fact: EXL first began supporting schools in Sonoma County under the leadership of Sonoma State University!
AmeriCorps EXL has two different roles for its members: Social & Emotional Learning Mentors and Literacy & Math Tutors.

SEL Mentors and Literacy and Math Tutors table

Quotation MarkGabriel Schacter-Brodie (EXL Tutor, 2020-21):
“A first grader [I tutor] had not been doing a lot of her work prior to coming to Cool School. Now, she asks me every day if we can go read, begs to read extra books, and always talks about how much fun it is to read. Seeing how excited she gets makes me really happy, and I am so proud of her for how hard she works to improve her reading skills.”

Benefits of AmeriCorps EXL Service

Throughout their service term, AmeriCorps EXL members will gain skills in the following:

  • Leadership & Mentorship
  • Education
  • Lesson planning
  • Professionalism
  • Teamwork
  • And more!

As an AmeriCorps EXL member, you will:

  • Receive professional development training
  • Serve alongside a cohort of AmeriCorps members
  • Receive an education award of up to $10,000 after completing your service

Expanded Learning Flyer

Printable Expanded Learning Flyer –  PDF (new window)

Service Year at a Glance

  • August: The service year begins!
  • October: Make a Difference Day of Service
  • January: Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
  • March: AmeriCorps Appreciation Week — Cesar Chavez Day of Service
  • June: End of service term

Application Timeline

  • March: Early Bird Enrollment begins
  • March-July: Applications accepted for full-time members
    • Applications are accepted on a rolling basis
  • August to June: 10-month service term!
If we do not fill all of our full-time positions, we offer 6-month positions beginning in January.

*Disclaimer: If you are interested in applying but the application deadline has past, please reach out to the EXL Program Coordinator.

Quotation MarkDylan Martinusen (EXL Mentor, Taylor Mountain Elementary School, 2020-21):
“When I applied [for] AmeriCorps, I wanted a position where I could gain experience working with students in a classroom setting… As an expanded learning mentor, I couldn’t ask for a better position to gain this experience in. When I applied to a school psychology graduate program, I wrote about how much this job has prepared me in my statement of purpose. I got into the program, and I know this [experience] is a major reason for that.”

EXL Kids with Hockey Sticks

Quotation MarkRafael (EXL):
“My favorite memory would be sharing my background with my mentees. Connecting with them and seeing how we’re not that different, no matter what age, demographic, or background we’re from. We can all make connections.”
“AmeriCorps has so many different avenues to travel down. It is a stepping stone in expanding your experience working with others and working in a different industry.”

Main Office Info.

Telephone
707-253-6810

 

eMail
info@napacoe.org

 

Hours
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

 

Address
Napa County Office of Education (main)
2121 Imola Avenue
Napa, CA 94559

Program Locations

Napa County Office of Education
2121 Imola Avenue
Napa, CA  94559

Research & Professional Development Center
1450 Technology Lane, Suite 200
Petaluma, CA  94954

Napa Infant Program
1511 Myrtle Avenue
Napa, CA  94558

Napa Preschool Program
74 Wintun Court
Napa, CA 94559

Camille Creek Community School
2097 Imola Avenue
Napa, CA 94559 

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