Writing Coaches looking for volunteers

Writing Coaches of Montana is seeking community members in Flathead County to participate in its coaching program with the mission of helping local public school students in Columbia Falls, Evergreen, Kalispell and Whitefish improve their writing skills. 

Specifically, the program seeks to help students think critically about their writing assignments so they can become confident and competent writers across disciplines. 

Flexibility is built into the Writing Coaches of Montana volunteer experience. Once trained, there is no minimum hour requirement or particular coaching schedule. Instead, volunteers are informed by staff as teachers make requests and then volunteers choose which assignments, schools, and grade levels, four through 12th, they coach. 

No experience is necessary because volunteers will learn the best coaching practices while being trained by qualified individuals. To become a volunteer, community members can attend an upcoming training session on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 5:30-8:30 via Zoom. For individuals who cannot attend, WCM will offer in–person workshops regularly for the remainder of the school year. Email Writing Coaches Flathead Coordinator Jeanne Wdowin at jeanne@writingcoachesofmontana.org for information, or visit https://writingcoachesofmontana.org/get-involved-2/volunteers.html.