TUTORING

GENERAL INFORMATION

Tutoring will resume for the 2022-2023 school year. Online registration begins August 1, 2022.

WHEN

September 2022 – May 2023

Tutoring Sessions are for one hour between 2:30 and 5:30pm on Tuesdays and/or Thursdays.

WHERE

Tutoring will take place in the Campus Center at Church of the Palms.
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WHO

Students in grades 1-12 are served from Sarasota and Manatee Counties by volunteer tutors.

SCHOOLS

All public, charter, Catholic and home-schooled students in Sarasota and Manatee Counties are served. We currently serve over 35 schools.

COST

The cost is $30 per semester per student to cover the cost of snacks and materials. Payment is expected when the student is matched with a tutor at the first tutoring session.

SUBJECTS

Students request tutoring for many subjects such as:
  • reading
  • math
  • spelling
  • English
  • Spanish
  • French
  • history
  • algebra
  • geometry
  • calculus
  • physical science
  • biology
  • chemistry
  • physics

REGISTER

VOLUNTEERS

Please complete & return the registration form.

>> VOLUNTEERS REGISTER HERE <<
FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Contact Corinne Boot-Handford: 941-924-1323 x 230, cboothandford@churchofthepalms.org

VOLUNTEERS

Get involved

This program can credit it’s success to the many volunteers who dedicate a portion of their time and talents to tutoring.

  • Help change a child’s academic trajectory.

  • Feel pride as your student makes the honor roll for the first time.

  • See an improvement in your student’s self-confidence.

  • Assist a student in successfully completing homework or practicing a needed skill.

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  • Work in a caring environment.

  • Observe a tutor and student giving each other a warm and friendly greeting.

  • Observe parents and students eagerly showing the student’s report card to the tutor or other available adults because the grades improved.

  • Hear parents telling how much they appreciate the program.

A background check must be completed. The background check is paid for by the church and is valid for three years. High school students are encouraged to be tutors in order to earn community service hours.
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We sit right on Bee Ridge Road on the south side right at the intersection with Lockwood Ridge.

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