Note: Prior tutoring experience is not required.

Do you enjoy helping kids learn? We’ve all experienced the shock of Pandemic shutdown but think what this has meant to primary school children whose schools suddenly shut down in March 2020 and have been without the benefit of a consistent school experience until they re-enter school this fall.

This is a course designed to help those of us who want to tutor these children and give them help in reading and math so they can be successful in school. LLC has offered to work on a pilot project at Veazie Street School under the supervision of the school principal, learning coaches and teachers with those of us in the Lifelong Learning Collaborative who will serve as tutors meeting with students to carry out the lessons suggested by their teachers.

Format: This course has two parts: (1) Tutoring students two hours a week at the Veazie Street School and (2) Meeting on Zoom two hours a week for LLC class time. Class sessions will focus on preparing interested LLC classmates for tutoring through peer education, providing support through the tutoring process as well as learning from speakers from the school. Class members will learn relating to children through learning, understanding different learning styles and the importance of social/emotional learning. Presentations are not required, although sharing of knowledge and skills is essential.

Resources/Expenses: There is no text and no expenses are anticipated.