Conversation Starters and Other Resource Suggestions from our Tutors!
From Pam Reis about ESL conversation: A website with questions to use for conversation starters on a wide array of topics: ...
- Oct 12
- 1 min
Adding interest and fun to your tutoring sessions without sacrificing substance!
-Strategies for reinforcing vocabulary. Record a WhatsApp message that you send your student recapping key vocabulary words introduced...
- Oct 12
- 2 min
Tips for Resume Assistance
Understanding that most tutors are not experienced in the professional field of the student, we suggest that you focus your resume...
- Aug 23, 2021
- 1 min
On Being a Tutor for English B’Yachad
With two highly committed students, my tutoring experience is continuously rewarding and interesting. Our online meetings are filled...
- Aug 23, 2021
- 2 min
Building confidence
At the beginning of my and Jan’s meetings, I was very embarrassed to speak English, I did not feel comfortable. In terms of my English...
- Aug 20, 2021
- 2 min
Enriched by the experience
Students Gadi and Melishu share their experience with tutor, Sharon L-C Gadi: “I am very happy about this class. It helps me a lot. I...
- Aug 20, 2021
- 1 min
What Tutoring Has Meant to Me – a conversation between an English B’Yachad student and h
From Hadas about Tutor Myra E: What have our lessons meant to me? Our lessons are meaningful to me because it combines both social...
- Aug 20, 2021
- 2 min
Discussions ranging from Art to Coding – My story with an English B’Yachad student
Over the course of the last ten months, I have had three students from the English B’Yachad program. Each has brought his particular...
- Aug 20, 2021
- 1 min
Inspired by these relationships…Priceless Experience
My first student introduction took place in September, 2020, and we have been in contact ever since. The matching process of student to...
- Aug 17, 2021
- 3 min
A Tutor’s Assessment of her English B’Yachad Tutoring Experience in Quiz Form!
Quiz #1 What have our lessons meant to me? Which of my passions does English B’Yachad tutoring fulfill? Which is true? I am a teacher at...
- Feb 12, 2020
- 2 min
Can’t Wait to Return
Farewell Lunch with Teaching Staff at the Goldstein Youth Village for two skilled volunteers, Sam (Far left) and Sharon (third from left)...
- Jan 24, 2020
- 1 min
I’ll be back next year
Who would have thought, when I googled “volunteer opportunities in Israel “ that I would find SKILLED VOLUNTERS FOR ISRAEL. Participating...
- Jan 8, 2020
- 2 min
Returning Volunteer, New Experiences
Christmas and Chanukah at Hebrew University Of Jerusalem After my first Skilled Volunteer experience in 2016, I said that my days as a...
- Aug 28, 2019
- 2 min
They Made a Difference in My Life
A trip to Israel is always something special. My husband and I have traveled to Israel many times and while there is much to see, we...
- Aug 5, 2019
- 2 min
L’hitraot, not good-bye!
I have volunteered for the past four summers at ENOSH, a social club for English-speaking mental health club members. Some of the people...
- Aug 5, 2019
- 3 min
Can Archival Work be Thrilling?
Jews suing Gentiles, Gentiles suing Jews. Robberies, thefts, a deal in stolen goods, a sudden accidental death and even a murder,...
- Jul 26, 2019
- 2 min
A Big Impression, A Wonderful Experience
I came to Israel this summer unsure, and to be honest, nervous, about what to expect of volunteering in Israel. How would I navigate to...
- May 14, 2019
- 3 min
A Purposeful Next Act
In the 1950’s, 60’s and 70’s, when the kibbutz movement was in full flower, foreigners wanting to help in Israel knew just what was...
- Mar 30, 2019
- 2 min
The Traveling Teacher
Lori shared snippets of her experience which she has allowed us to share on the Skilled Volunteers for Israel blog. February 4 I’d like...
- Mar 26, 2019
- 1 min
Purim Volunteering
One of the coolest parts about Purim in Jerusalem is seeing people in costumes around town. What I didn’t expect was to be that person at...