Community Partners

Please consider how you, your faith community, neighbors, homeowners association, or non-profit organization can support elementary and middle school students in the Steele Creek area.

The timing of these events will be updated when schools resume a normal schedule after Covid-19 restrictions.

Contact the school (see names and emails at end of partnering needs) or Jeanne Smith (coordinator at Alignment Southwest Charlotte at jeanne@alignmentSWC.org

Volunteer opportunities for Academic Support:

Partnering Need	Schools	Time Frame
Read Charlotte Reading Tutor	Berewick Steele Creek
Reading Buddy for one 3rd grade student	Palisades Park Lake Wylie River Gate Winget Park
Reading with K- 2nd grade students	River Gate
Reading Support for 6th – 8th grade students. Training provided.	Kennedy Southwest
Help with math study group Training provided.	Kennedy Winget Park

Support extra curricular programs during the school day or after school.

Partnering Need	School	Time Frame
Chess club	Berewick
Science & Engineering Clubs Science Olympiad	Berewick Lake Wylie Steele Creek Palisades Park
Mentors/coaches for Robotics Club	Berewick Palisades Park Kennedy
Speakers and tables for Career Fair for 4th & 5th Grade students	Lake Wylie Palisades Park

Volunteer at Evening or Week-end Events:

Partnering Need	School	Time Frame
Volunteers for STEM, STEAM or Science Night-Out (STEAM=Science, technology, engineering, arts, math)	Berewick Steele Creek Lake Wylie Palisades Park Kennedy
Motivational speakers for 5th grade & student success	River Gate Berewick

Volunteer opportunities for school support:

Partnering Needs	School	Time Frame
Answer phone in front office	Berewick Palisades Park
Assist in the health room	Lake Wylie Palisades Park
Help shelve books in the library/media center	Berewick Palisades Park River Gate Winget Park
Help monitor students in the cafeteria	Berewick
Be a classroom volunteer, helping with an activity or mystery reader	Berewick River Gate Steele Creek
Proctor End of Year Exams	All schools

Provide for families with special needs:

Partnering Need	School	Time Frame
Provide week-end food packets for students in food insecure families (# of students/week-end)	Lake Wylie (15) Kennedy (10)
Help families in times of critical needs, including holiday needs	Berewick Steele Creek Kennedy

Show teacher appreciation and staff support:

Partnering Need	School	Time Frame
Gift donations to recognize outstanding teachers	All Schools
Refreshments for teachers’ meetings	All Schools
Simple breakfast for teachers	All Schools
Candy, dessert, gifts for teacher appreciation week	All schools