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Apply Now to join Jumpstart! Attend an Information Session!

Jumpstart Seattle at the University of Washington is accepting applications for the 2013-2014 Academic Year!!!

Jumpstart is an early literacy program that connects college students as tutors & mentors with 3-5 year old preschool children from low-income neighborhoods. Read stories, sing songs and play games that support young children’s school readiness skills. Undergraduates work 8-12 hours a week on a team of UW students in local Seattle preschools.

Benefits Include: Earn $11/ hour for work-study students, earn a $1,175 scholarship for serving 300 hours, earn academic credit, gain valuable skills and experience, meet other UW students, and make a difference in the life of a child!

For more information and to APPLY, visit our website at http://depts.washington.edu/jstart
Questions? Email jstart@u.washington.edu or call us at 206-616-2964.

To get started, attend an info session in Mary Gates Hall, listed below:

  • 9/18 Wed, 1-2pm in MGH 173 R
  • 9/19 Thurs, 2-3pm in MGH 173 R
  • 9/24 Tues, 2:30-3:30pm in MGH 224
  • 9/24 Tues, 2:30-3:30pm in MGH 224
  • 9/25 Wed, 2:30-3:30pm in MGH 173 R
  • 9/26 Thurs, 9:30-10:30am in MGH 173 R
  • 9/26 Thurs, 2:30-3:30pm in MGH 173 R
  • View the entire info session schedule here

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