President's+Circle+Tutoring

=What is President's Circle Tutoring?= toc The President’s Circle Tutoring (PCT) Program is a tutoring initiative that was founded in the fall of 2009 and commenced with its first semester in the spring of 2010. This program works closely with an after-school program run by the Young Adult Borough Centers (YABC) in the George Washington High School. The after-school program provides classes and advising for students striving to pass high school courses, the New York State Regent Examinations and the SAT’s. The students range from ages 17 years old to 22 years old. The President’s Circle Tutoring Program has been providing weekly one-on-one or one-on-two tutoring sessions in biology, chemistry, history and English to aid in-class work, regents and the SAT’s. Beyond the scope of academics, the tutors have continually offered themselves as mentors and role models to the students of YABC.

= What Have we Done? = Every semester for the past three years PCT has paired over 25 tutors with students in the YABC program, providing personal tutoring to over 30 students from the Washington Heights community.The initiative has since joined up with the YU Literacy Program and closely collaborates with the YU Heights Initiative to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of various literacy programs that stem from Yeshiva College as well as to continue encouraging an atmosphere of charity and contribution among the YC student body. Since its inception, the program has afforded its tutors an inside look into the diverse community that surrounds them and has encouraged them to identify areas for their own contribution. Students that have tutored for President’s Circle Tutoring have since offered significant ideas for expansion and the furtherance of our goal. Future programs in development include specialized SAT classes as well as new social initiative to further the mentoring aspect of the program.

= How Can You Get Involved? = To become a PCT tutor involves a commitment of at least one hour per week in a subject of your choice and at a time that works best for your schedule. To become a tutor or learn more about the program please contact the President Ari Friedman at ari.friedman@mail.yu.edu, of Vice-President Eli Grunblatt at eligr92@gmail.com.