An important part of daily life at YBPCS is the tutoring program that provides one-on-one instruction to students by local volunteers in order to increase their understanding of subjects on the GED. 20+ community volunteers have been recruited to tutor YBPCS in students in GED subjects and career readiness. For example, throughout the one-hour tutoring session, a student may practice solving linear equations to learning American history with a tutor. You can also find students and volunteers working on building their resume or filling out job and college applications.
YBPCS’ tutoring program has proven to be impactful and successful in helping our students improve their scores on pre-GED assessments. From September 2018 to February 2019, 17% of YBPCS students have received a total of 65 hours of instruction from tutors. The majority or 76% of instruction involved math subjects.
YBPCS’ tutor volunteers are able to establish a consistent relationship with their student tutees as they come on to campus for tutoring sessions once to twice a week. Students enjoy this one-on-one time with their tutors because it provides a different type of learning environment than the traditional classroom setting.
YBPCS plans to keep expanding the tutoring program, and if any readers are interested in volunteering as a tutor or career coach feel free to refer to our volunteer page linked here.
March 2019, YouthBuild DC PCS website
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