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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. Join CoL It's not too late! Even though our service year has already started, we still have a few full-time Academic Coaches and part-time Youth Workers for the 2018-19 program year. If you are considering a year of service, check out our Become a Member section to learn more.		Meet Our Members CoL Member Spotlight on… Melissa Eier, a second year member serving middle school ESL students at Hmong International Academy Why did you decide to serve a second year with CoL? I decided to serve a second year because I LOVE my students and HIA staff! I wanted to continue to build relationships with my students and continue to gain knowledge and experience in the classroom. This year I am hoping to collaborate more with my push in teachers and do more in the school community. What has been the most suprising challenge of your service so far? Each student is such a remarkable and unique individual, which is exciting, but also very difficult to navigate. I was surprised in my first year about how I have to change how I approach teaching from student to student. I think understand the dynamics and attitude of each student is a challenge, but is one I really enjoy. After CoL I am planning to go back to school to get a degree in Education. What is one thing you've learned through your service so far? I’ve learned so much from my service but I think what’s been most valuable to me is how everyone has something to offer. My students have taught me far more than I have taught them and I am consistently amazed by their creativity, ability to overcome adversity, and energy. 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