Helping Children Succeed
In 1996, a group of San Carlos citizens started the Healthy Cities Tutoring Program to give our children and families a stronger sense of community through education.Today, Healthy Cities has blossomed into a tutoring program where over 190 volunteers share their time and expertise with about 200 elementary and middle school students each year, making a real difference in the child’s academic progress.
"He is very motivated to "make his brain bigger"" Teacher referring one of her Kindergartner students for a tutor
Announcements
Volunteer Recognition Reception on May 29!
Healthy Cities Tutors and Students in the News
Please click this Daily Journal Article link to read a recent article about Healthy Cities Tutoring. Some of our tutors were interviewed during their tutoring session and it has resulted in a very enjoyable read!
Tutor Share Session A Success!
On March 1, Lynn Dames, a wonderful 3rd grade teacher at Heather, facilitated a tutor share session for Healthy Cities volunteers. It was a great opportunity to share experiences in a smaller setting and ask questions specific to the individual tutor-student match. Lynn Dames had great insights and advise and pampered us all with goodies to use in the sessions with the students. It provided the people who attended with some more background how children learn, what not to worry about as a tutor and a wealth of good ideas to try in their tutoring session. We are planning to have more of these tutor share sessions and we hope you will be able to attend because it is a nice way to connect with some fellow tutors and it is inspirational!
Fundraising in progress
As Healthy Cities is now a non-profit organization, we rely heavily on donations from people who believe in the mission of helping struggling students by matching them with a tutor. You might have received a letter from us in December and we will be following up soon to ask you to please consider donating any amount you are comfortable with. The students in the San Carlos School District will be helped by it!
Important Dates
May 28: Memorial Day Holiday: no tutoring at any school.
May 29: Healthy Cities Volunteer Recognition Reception. Please join us! See Announcements for more information
June 13: Last Day of School. Thanks for all your hard work and Happy Summer!
Click here for the February 2012 newsletter
Become a Tutor
A great and most rewarding way to give back to your community is to become a tutor. Some key points of our program:
Click the button for more details!
Help Healthy Cities
Healthy cities depends on grants and donations, as well as volunteers to keep it running. Your donation or time would be greatly appreciated. Click the donate button to donate any amount and click the volunteer button to start the process to become a volunteer tutor to a child who is waiting for you!