The Office of Personnel Management has sent a memo to
agencies asking them to encourage their employees to serve
as volunteer instructors for the Presidential Classroom
program, which provides high school student leaders an
opportunity to participate in a study of government,
current issues, and the inner workings of the government.
Volunteer instructors offer insights into the workings of
their organizations and showcase the federal government
as an employer, increasing the likelihood that these
students will pursue federal employment opportunities
after college or at some point in their careers, said OPM.
Presidential Classroom provides training, materials,
hotel room and meals, and a certificate of participation
to those who serve as volunteer instructors. Presidential
Classroom also awards 100 hours of service towards the
USA Freedom Corps lifetime goal of 4,000 service hours of
service to anyone who serves as a Presidential Classroom
volunteer instructor.
The 2006 program will have 15 sessions. The 2006 winter
program’s week-long sessions are from February 4 through
April 1, 2006, and the week-long summer sessions are from
June 10- July 29, 2006. The deadline for submitting
volunteer instructor applications is December 1, 2005 (for
the winter sessions) or April 4, 2006 (for the summer
sessions). Applications received after these times will be
considered on a space available basis.
For more information, contact Stefanie Vuori, External
Programs Manager of Presidential Classroom at
(703) 683-5400 or 1-800-441-6533, send an email to
instruct@presidentialclassroom.org or visit