Elementary Tutoring
El Buen Pastor's Elementary Tutoring Program helps Latino children succeed in elementary school by providing daily assistance with homework assignments, helping children master basic skills, providing enrichment activities, and encouraging parents to be involved in their children’s education. By helping children succeed in elementary school we set them on a path toward high school graduation, providing them and their families with hope for a positive future in our community. Currently, 60 children in kindergarten through fifth grade from Spanish-speaking homes participate in the program.
Volunteers
- must attend an orientation session before beginning to serve and are required to sign a Volunteer Policy Agreement Statement and a Confidentiality Statement
- must give El Buen Pastor Latino Community Services permission to perform a background check
- volunteers are asked to commit to tutoring 1 or 2 hours a week during the school year
- student volunteers must be in the 11th grade to serve without a parent
- students in grades 6 through 10 may volunteer if accompanied by a parent or other adult who will also tutor
The program meets Monday – Thursday beginning the week after Labor Day through the middle of May. Tutoring and homework help from 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Recreation and enrichment activities from 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. The program follows the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County public school inclement weather policy.
