Organization and Contact
Organization Type
Nonprofit
Headquarter Location (City, State)
Waltham, MA
Contact Email
wg-generaltutoring@brandeis.edu
Program Overview
Mission
General Tutoring aims to alleviate educational inequalities through free supplemental tutoring for students in the greater Waltham area.
Program Description
GT matches Brandeis students with Waltham public school students (K-12) for free 1 on 1 tutoring in any academic subject on campus
Type of service
Tutoring Program
States of Operation
Massachusetts
Students and Offerings
Number of Students Served in the Most Recent School Year
141
Grade Levels
Kindergarten,
1st Grade,
2nd Grade,
3rd Grade,
4th Grade,
5th Grade,
6th Grade,
7th Grade,
8th Grade,
9th Grade,
10th Grade,
11th Grade,
12th Grade
Subject Offered
Early Literacy,
English Language Arts (ELA),
Math,
Reading,
Science,
Other
Other subjects
All
Languages of Instruction
English,
Spanish
Delivery Model and Staffing
Delivery Mode
Blended (for the same student, in-person and virtual sessions),
In-Person,
Virtual with a human tutor (e.g. Zoom)
Setting
Immediately before/after school
Tutor-Student Ratio
1:1
Number of Weeks Per Program
30
Number of Sessions Per Week
1
Number of Minutes Per Session
60
Type of Tutor
Volunteer,
College Students
Percentage of tutors who can speak a language other than English
32% - None, 10% - Spanish, 7% - Mandarin Chinese, 8% - Hebrew, 6%- French, <5% Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Russian
Does your program engage with parents?
Yes
Family Engagement Description
Communicates over phone or email with parents.
Customer and Cost
Customer Type
School
Average cost for typical tutoring cycle
$50 per tutor
Research Evidence
Randomized controlled trial (RCT) study conducted?
No
Quasi-experimental (QED) study conducted?
No