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Bay Area Tutoring & Mentoring Programs

The list below covers many tutoring and mentoring programs in the Bay Area. If you're interested in tutoring in your vicinity, please call the contact person(s) indicated below.

The regions covered include:

New for 2009-2010

Peninsula

The program Science is Elementary is seeking volunteers for a very structured science education program at elementary schools in Mountain View, Sunnyvale, and East Palo Alto. Training and curriculum are provided; the program requires two hours per visit, at least once per month. (Weekly or biweekly visits are always appreciated).

For more information, see the Science is Elementary volunteer page.

 Santa Clara

Right Start at Santa Clara High School, 3000 Benton Street, Santa Clara, CA

Contact: Jackie Roman, (408) 247-7804

Right Start is a program for 9th and 10th grade students who are struggling with both academic and social issues. Volunteer opportunities:

    1. Work one-on-one with a student per arrangement through program, i.e. go there, meet coordinator and kid and set up something that works best for everyone involved.
    2. Tutor students in the classroom - Right Start meets every Tuesday and Thursday from 8-9 am. Volunteers do not have to make a commitment to go every session - once a week or once a month or whatever works is fine too.
    3. Be a guest presenter or small group leader in the classroom The contact folks are really friendly and super enthusiastic. Jackie is also very understanding about work commitments and is flexible in the way she runs her program.

San Jose

Contact: Phone: (408) 874-3200, Fax: (408) 379-3726

Need -Teacher's assistant and before and after school tutors. Interested parties should send a fax or email (bstark@moreland.k12.ca.us) the principal, Bitsey Stark, with volunteer interests. Offers will be posted on a bulletin and volunteers will be contacted by the teachers.

Contact: Phone: (408) 928-7100, Fax (408) 928-7101 Dr. Frances A. Ridgley, Principal

Need -Strong need for volunteers to tutor illiterate kids, and also for math tutors. Tutoring hours held before and after school (7:30am-8:15am &2:15pm - 4pm). Volunteers will first be assessed in their ability to tutor, and if necessary will be trained (2 - 4hr sessions held on the weekend). Interested volunteers should contact the principal directly.

Redwood City

Each of the Redwood City Schools listed below would welcome mentors and tutors... and the new McKinley Institute of Technology now called MIT, would be overjoyed to have real MIT alumnae come to assist students with learning. The principals of schools with mostly Spanish populations, said they would be delighted to have adults join them in any capacity -- to play pick-up basketball at lunchtime, to read with students, to explore science with them, to work with small groups of children, whether remedial or gifted. All the schools would appreciate guest speakers for Career Day, volunteers to teach after school and intercession enrichment classes (science, inventorship - whatever you love), Adelante School needs help organizing/mentoring a science fair and volunteers to help them enter the Lego Robotics Competition next year. If you have a passion -- with technology, without it, anything with educational value -- the principals would like to hear from you! The the website ! to read more information about each school is: http://www.rcsd.k12.ca.us/schools.htm

The schools include (name, magnet theme, contact info):

Spanish Immersion/Technology Grades K - 7

Contact: 650-482-5999

Marine Science/Technology Grades K - 8

Contact: 650-366-8011

Literacy/Fine Arts/Technology Grades K - 5

Contact: 650-368-3953

Grades K - 8

Contact: 650-369-3759

Science/Technology Grades K - 5

Contact: 650-366-3122

Literacy/Technology Grades K - 5

Contact: 650-368-2981

Math/Technology Grades K - 8 Charter

Contact: 650-366-8415

Performing Arts/Technology Magnet Grades K - 5

Contact: 650-365-8320

Math/Technology Grades 6 - 8

Contact: 650-365-4611

Technology Grades 6 - 8

Contact: 650-366-3827

GATE/Technology Magnet Grades 3 - 8

Contact: 650-482-5973

Open Alternative/Technology Magnet Grades K - 8

Contact:650-363-0611

Social Science/Technology Grades K - 5

Contact: 650-369-5597

Communication Arts/Technology Magnet Grades K - 8

Contact: 650-369-2264

Air and Space Science/Technology Magnet Grades K - 8

Contact: 650-368-3996

Literacy/Technology Magnet Grades K - 5

Contact: 650-369-2589

Contact: website http://www.friendsforyouth.org, or call Elsy Arevalo, (650) 482-2867.

Notes: The program matches adults with kids from South San Francisco to Sunnyvale on the peninsula. The program involves a 4-hour training program for new mentors. Each mentor will then be assigned a Counselor, who monitors the relationship throughout the program. The people running the program will also help set up one-time events if people don't have time to mentor, e.g. a Science Day Workshop. They ask for a12-month relationship for new tutors. Some kids need specific tutoring help, but many are just looking for friends/mentors without a tutoring component.

Redwood City/Menlo Park/East Palo Alto

Boys & Girls Club of the Peninsula, 3 separate facilities respectively serving lower economic areas of Redwood City, Menlo Park, and East Palo Alto.

Contact: Dinnie Petrosian, Phone: (650)322-6255

After school program Monday-Friday:

You can volunteer to tutor at any time slot you choose of at least 90 minutes, 2 days/week within the above time ranges. They will arrange for the kids to be there at whatever time works for you. A 4th program for the brightest students in grades 2-8 is called "Center for a New Generation" and meets at Menlo Oaks School. Most kids currently are middle and elementary school age. Dinnie would be happy to start a tutoring program for high school kids if a couple of us volunteer.

Menlo Park/ East Palo Alto

Menlo Park/ East Palo Alto
Menlo-Atherton High School Serves East Palo Alto and Menlo Park

Several distinct programs need tutors. For general questions, call Sue Kayton
650-853-1711 kayton@alum.mit.edu

AVID:
Contact Marei Kane, office 650-322-5311 x8672, mkane@seq.org
Marei has 22 10-th graders who want to be the first in their families
to go to college. She has two tutors and could use 2 or 3 more on a regular
once-a-week basis. The class meets Thursday 8:00 - 9:20 and Tuesday 7:50 - 8:45.

AFTER-SCHOOL TUTORING:
Contact Jeff Chin-Sell 650-322-5311 x8682, jsell@seq.org
The drop-in center hours are Mon and Tues 2:30 - 4:30, Wed and Thurs 1:30 - 4:15.
No commitment needed - just show up when you can. Especially need help in math
at all levels.

ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
Wednesday morning 8:00 - 9:15. Work one-on-one with English learners.
Semester commitment preferred.

TUTORS AND MENTORS FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDENTS
Contact Irene St. Roseman, riseirene@hotmail.com,
One-year commitment preferred.
Tutoring is Tuesday 1:25-2:15 and Wednesday 2:30-3:30.
RISE tutoring web page (below the section on Mentoring):
http://www.mabears.org and go to Parents/RISE

East Palo Alto

Eastside College Preparatory

Contact: Chris Bischof, Director Eastside School, 2101 Pulgas Avenue, East Palo Alto, CA 94303
Phone: (650) 688-0850, Fax: (650) 688-0859 , website: http:\\www.eastside.org

Notes: Chris is a great guy and we were impressed at both his devotion to what he does and his efficacy at doing a good job with it.

  

San Mateo/Foster City/Belmont

Public school districts and their info are available on their respective websites. It's probably easiest for an interested party to call the school directly to inquire about possible tutoring opportunities.

Contact info for the schools: http://www.smfc.k12.ca.us/level4/schooldir.htm

Serves Belmont, Redwood Shores, and parts of Redwood City, San Carlos, San Mateo
5 Elementary schools, 1 Middle school

Contact info for the schools: http://www.belmont.gov/educ/district/#schools

Contact info for the schools: http://www.smuhsd.k12.ca.us/schools/contacts/contacts.html

San Francisco

Contact: www.backontracksf.org

Notes:

Contact: Marianne Seiki or Jerry Pelletier (415)291-7900

Notes: Have "Career Days" when they ask mentors to speak about career choices, etc. Also have a need for one-on-one tutoring.

Contact: Eve Gorton (415) 442-7201

Notes: Already have an after school tutoring program in place, urgent need for more one-on-one mentoring. The current program runs every day from 3:15 to 4:45 except Wed.

Contact: Karen Law (415) 291-7924

Sunnyvale

Contact: Michael Ahern, (650) 691-2442.

Notes: An alternative school for kids who have had trouble in the regular schools. Michael was receptive to having us come and tutor in his classes. He has an established program where people from the community come and volunteer. His classes are from 8:30 am - 1:00 pm. Another option would be to have us lead special sessions. Speak to Michael for details.

Contact: Rich Stessen and Rob Swartz who are math teachers. (408) 522-2423.

Notes: Fremont High School was willing to try something but doesn't have an established program. We would have to set something up with them.

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