This year I have done more than a hundred hours of service, and a large amount came from office work. At the beginning of this year, I found an academy near my home looking for volunteers, so I walked in and asked what they required. The academy is called Kerrisdale Academy, it's held by a Chinese and most students are Asian. This is a great opportunity for me because some parents don't speak English well and I'm able to talk with them in Chinese. The academy teach SAT, ESL and some AP courses, they also have provincial exam preparing classes and offer one-to-one tutoring. I go there every Friday to work for an hour and a half while my cousin is taking a ESL class. My work is to take attendance and call the absences. I also help them organize student information and type test questions into the computer. I enjoy working there very much because it's easy to make friends with other volunteers and students. I learned how to communicate better as well.
Sometimes I call students to remind them about their one-to-one schedule. At first I felt weird calling strangers and got a little nervous when parents pick up the phone, but now I get more used to it, and feel comfortable communicating with different people. I learned how to organize files well, and improved my communicating skills. This service opportunity is very significant to me.
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