Want to make an IMPACT? 

If you have a heart for children and want to help students and teachers succeed, consider becoming an Educational IMPACT volunteer! St. Luke’s partners with two Title 1 Elementary Schools; Maxey Elementary in East Winter Garden, and Mollie Ray Elementary in Pine Hills. After hearing from our partner schools we know we need the following:

• A Mollie Ray Lay Leader. The leader will work with the Parent Engagement Liaison at Mollie Ray to see how St. Luke’s can help the school meet its goals.
• In-classroom volunteers.
  • Maxey Elementary School has shared that they need volunteers to help with students during PTA meetings and translators to help parents communicate with teachers and staff in Spanish.
  • Mollie Ray has shared a need for mentorships for students to help advise children about opportunities and experiences outside of their own.
• Event coordinators and support.  Maxey and Mollie Ray organize school events for students, families, and teachers often needing extra hands. Events range from Math and Science nights to Holiday festivities like Fall Festivals.

We do a 1.5-hour orientation with volunteers at St. Luke’s before sending them to the school. This is to help ensure that you are well-prepared and informed before heading into the classroom or at the schools.

Here’s a message from one of our IMPACT volunteers.

 

Hi St. Lukers!

Joan Weninger here! My husband and I have been members of St. Luke’s for four years. I’ve been asked to tell you why I enjoy volunteering at Maxey Elementary.

From the time I walk down the hall and into a classroom I feel joyful and grateful to have the opportunity to serve. I can’t believe I’m doing the Lord’s work! But that’s the nature of God. Whatever you do in His name, the more He gives back and I sure feel it!

Children are always thrilled to have someone walk into their classroom who cares enough to spend the time to be a cheerleader for them.

So, who wants to give and receive some joy?

 

 

 

On May 16, Go Full STEAM hosted the 2024 Orange County fourth grade Math Bee at St. Luke’s UMC. For the first time ever, the Math Bee lasted 14 rounds, with the officials going through more than 200 questions. The event was streamed live on WKMG and was hosted by News 6 Evening News Anchor, Ginger Gadsden.

This year’s fourth grade competition had 2225 students participating.  Volunteers served as in-person judges in some of the schools participating in this year’s Math Bee. 24 students representing their schools made it to the County Final.

Congratulations to Christina Lewis, from Eccleston Elementary, who took first place, and to all of the 2024 Math Bee Finalists.

Thank you to all of the volunteers and St. Luke’s staff members who stepped in to help at the Math Bee Final. We could not do it without you!

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The Math Bee started in one school and in one classroom 15 years ago in 2009 under the St. Luke’s Educational IMPACT Ministry. This year, 24 Title 1 schools in OCPS participated in Math Bee under Go Full STEAM (a non-profit launched out of St. Luke’s as an umbrella organization for four Missions programs that grow beyond the scope of St. Luke’s and now are serving under-resourced students county-wide).

Go Full STEAM used a unified approach through specific areas of interest to open new worlds of opportunity for students. Their goal is to influence children’s lives by developing literacy, competency and a positive sense of self.

Go Full STEAM is comprised of 4 programs, Robotics Challenge, Arts After 5, Artworks and Math Bee.

To find out our more about Go Full STEAM, visit gofullsteam.org