Tutoring for Resettling Youth
Since 2016, ROC organizes tutoring programs for resettled youth in Southwest Michigan.
All ROC associated tutors attend proper training sessions, regular reflections, & are monitored by trained educators
ROC takes action to these commonly faced issues by implementing an after school program in partnership with Kalamazoo Public Schools and Kalamazoo College Center for Civic Engagement.
The tutoring programs provide individualized homework help, student connection opportunities, and engagement activities & games.
Youths experience many challenges emotionally, mentally, and physically during forced displacement and resettlement in a new country. One of the results is falling behind on education.
Some of these challenges include:
Learning a new culture
Adapting to a new school system
Compensating for educational gaps
Learning a second language
Homework Champions Tutoring Program
Originated 6 years ago as a home tutoring provider as a partnership with Samaritas
Movable program model with years of perfection in the Kalamazoo community
Introduced volunteer tutors from Kalamazoo College (Arabic class) and Western Michigan University
2019: Program shifted to an after school program at Maple Street Middle School
Post COVID-19, program shifted from middle school to online
2022: In-person tutoring re-implemented including English as a Second Language (ESL) class at Kalamazoo Central High School and Oakwood Community Centre