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City of Lakes AmeriCorps The mission of City of Lakes AmeriCorps is to help students build the academic language skills needed to advocate for themselves and be able to use education as a means to reach their goals. Our mission for members is to build a learning community through service, reflection and inquiry. Quick Links Who We Are As a partnership between Minneapolis Community Education and the Multilingual Department, CoL strives to support the education and development of LTELs in Minneapolis Public Schools. This program is made possible by CNCS and ServeMinnesota. What is AmeriCorps? AmeriCorps is a national network of hundreds of programs that engage over 75,000 people in service across the nation. Learn more about AmeriCorps programs here. Celebrating MLK with Service CoL members are excited to honor Martin Luther King Jr on Monday by serving at Powderhorn Park's MLK Day event. Looking for a way to serve? Click here to find an MLK Day volunteer opportunity near you!		Meet Our Members CoL Member Spotlight on… Angie Vaaler, serving 7th and 8th grade ESL students at Jefferson School Why did you decide to serve with CoL? I decided to serve with CoL because I love the energy and creativity of middle schoolers! I know I want to be a teacher, but I'm not completely sure what age group I'd like to work with. Serving at Jefferson Community School has allowed me to practice my tutoring skills and learn from a slew of awesome middle-grades teachers. What do you plan to do after your service year? After CoL, I plan to teach English abroad! I want to do some exploring outside of the U.S. before going back to school. What’s one thing you’ve learned thru your service so far? I'm learning new things every day. I love serving with CoL because I can see the perspectives of both students and teachers, which is a really unique place to be. One thing I've learned so far is that every day is a new day, and even if one day is tough, the students often approach the next day as a clean slate. That's maybe one of my favorite things about working with middle schoolers! Also, that the students I work with are BRILLIANT and have a lot of important insights about the world. Click here to read more profiles of AmeriCorps members currently serving in CoL! Follow Us Follow City of Lakes AmeriCorps on Facebook and Twitter! Twitter Feed Tweets by @COL_AmeriCorps