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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 Applications are now open for our 2019-20 program year! If you are considering a year of service, check out our Become a Member section to learn more.		Enroll Now! Meet Our Members CoL Member Spotlight on… Midge Cross, serving middle school ESL students at Anne Sullivan School Why did you decide to serve with CoL? I made the decision to serve with CoL to re-engage in youth work after spending two years in the non-profit world in a development and communications capacity. I used to lead multi-week youth backpacking trips, and dearly missed working and learning with young people. I'm specifically interested in pursuing an MSW degree, and the skills I have learned with CoL have been invaluable as far as figuring out my next steps in this path. What is one thing you’ve learned through your service so far? While it's difficult to pick one thing to highlight, I've really enjoyed the focus on restorative justice and the mentoring I have received in this practice both from CoL staff and school behavioral staff. I have been able to lead small restorative circles with my students at school, which has been an important growth and learning opportunity. I hope to continue learning about restoring relationships using these practices with young people. What is something you love about middle school students? Middle school students are at such an exciting time of growth and discovery, and I constantly appreciate their humor, honesty, and curiosity. I feel lucky to be a part of their lives at a time when they are working out their personal identities and values. I love the variety they bring on the day to day, and their animated story telling! 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