Youth Tutoring
The youth tutoring program is an after school program for Latino students in grades 6-12 providing assistance with homework assignments, helping students master basic skills, learn problem-solving techniques and good study habits, and encouraging students to place a high priority on their academics. We seek to provide academic support, enrichment, and encouragement that will lead students to achieve and maintain academic success, culminating in graduation from high school and a desire for lifelong learning. Volunteers work with one or more students. Students are expected to be engaged the full hour in completing homework and projects, reading or other enrichment activities.
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
- are asked to commit to tutoring 1 or 2 hours a week during the school semester
- must be enrolled in college level courses or have a post-secondary degree
- should have basic proficiency with the internet and word processing, as well as basic geometry and math involving simple equations, fractions, decimals and percents. (Resource materials are available for all basic subjects.)
The program meets Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning the week after Labor Day through the middle of May. Middle school tutoring and homework help from 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. High school tutoring and homework help from 5:45 - 6:45 p.m. The program follows the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County public school inclement weather policy.
