Change a student's life - volunteer to tutor at Hyattsville Middle!

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Northstar Tutoring’s mission is to help low-income and underserved K-12th grade students in the D.C. area reach their full potential by overcoming barriers to personal and academic success. By matching students with their own volunteer tutor/mentor we strive to provide the free academic support and personal attention that these students may not otherwise have.

Northstar’s Hyattsville Middle School location (6001 42nd Ave., Hyattsville, MD) meets on Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:30-6:00 pm (most volunteers sign up for one day a week, but are of course welcome to sign up for more!). Volunteers will work with the same student for the duration of the school year - unless a change is requested - and pairs will work on completing the student’s homework as well as math and reading materials provided by Northstar Tutoring. In addition to tutoring sessions, volunteers are encouraged (but not required) to take their students on mentoring activities. These mentoring activities range from going to the movies or visiting a museum, to attending sporting events or meeting at a library for extra tutoring sessions. Students at this location range from 6th-8th grade and volunteers are encouraged to request a specific age range they are interested in being partnered with or any subjects they feel more comfortable tutoring in.

Please note - Northstar is always accepting new students into the program and is looking for volunteers throughout the school year. In addition to volunteer tutors, Northstar is also looking for volunteers to help with onsite management during tutoring. These volunteers will help Northstar staff with a number of tasks including signing in volunteers, bringing students to their assigned classrooms, helping to organize materials and supplies, and passing out snacks. Please let us know if you are interested in volunteering in this capacity! We are also always in need of substitutes if you would like to participate less regularly than once a week. If this site/timing doesn’t work for you, we have a number of other locations ( here) that are in need of help this school year!

To sign up please complete the application form or feel free to reach out to Jennifer Townsend at jtownsend@northstartutoring.org for more information!