Our power lunch role models help kids make the connection between learning and work.Power Lunch Partners
What is Power Lunch?
Power Lunch is literacy program that pairs corporate volunteers with elementary school children, one-to-one. Participating companies range from small to large, from both the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors. Once a week volunteers and students share books and conversation while they eat lunch together at the school. The Power Lunch program benefits children academically and socially by bringing a diverse selection of children’s literature into schools and providing students with caring adult readers who act as informal mentors and positive role models.
The Power Lunch program goals are:
To encourage a child to read by:
- Promoting enthusiasm for literature
- Assisting child to overcome apprehension of reading
- Building comprehension, listening and vocabulary skills
- Increasing attention and concentration
To expand a child’s opportunities for success by:
- Exposing the child to new experiences and information
- Helping the child to articulate thoughts
- Enhancing imagination, insight, and independent thinking
- Building self-esteem and confidence
The Benefits to the Student:
- They learn that reading is fun and, consequently, become more enthusiastic about books and learning.
- They are exposed to new places and ideas through the reading materials that their volunteers share with them. They learn to think more creatively.
- Their listening and vocabulary skills improve. They become more articulate and insightful.
- Through their volunteers they are exposed to the world of work.
- They become more self-confident because they know that their volunteers make time for them and enjoying reading with them.
- Students develop reading skills and a love for books, build vocabulary, and have a role model.
The Benefits to the Business:
- Shows a commitment to the community
- Boosts employee morale and productivity
- Encourages team building
- Provides a program for employees and retirees
- Improves the quality of your future workforce