Site Migration

Please REDIRECT yourself to the new Neighborhood House Tutoring Webpage!

Archives of posts from the academic year of 2010-2011 will be stored at this site; for all new material, please see http://neighborhoodhousetutoring.weebly.com/index.html. Thanks!

School has begun!

The Neighborhood House Tutoring Program would like to welcome three wonderful new tutors to our staff this fall. We are so excited they could join! Now, we are recruiting students who are interested in raising their grades and becoming more comfortable in school. We’re open to everyone, as long as they are in the 6th-12th grades and are able to come to the Neighborhood House after school. The program is entirely free. If you are interested, or know someone who might be, call Ellen at 651.789.2532 or email eklemme@neighb.org. Welcome!

Looking for something fun to do this summer?

Then check out the Sprockets website! 

You can learn about awesome programs and events happening in Saint Paul.  They also have a Community Calendar as well as information on the Circulator to help you get to fun activities.

St Paul student art featured in ARTwalk

Art created by St Paul  Public School students will be displayed in the 2011 ARTwalk.  Walking tours through downtown St Paul will take place on Tuesday, May 31- Friday, June 3 from 10:30am-12:30pm daily. Tours are scheduled on a first come, first serve basis.

To see a video about the ARTwalk and student art on display, please visit the St Paul Public Schools’ website.

Tutoring continues through the summer!

Are you dreaming of sandy beaches, sunny afternoons, and ice cream?

We understand.  We also love summer and are excited that the temperature finally seems to be climbing.

We also know that the average summer learning loss is about one month.  Over the summer, students will lose about one month of what they learned during the school year. 

We don’t want to see our students lose any knowledge while school is out of session, so tutoring will continue over the summer.  But that’s not all!  In preparing for the changes associated with Strong Schools, Strong Communities, the tutoring program will now also serve 6th grade students! 

If you are interested in enrolling a student for summer tutoring, or would like to continue in tutoring during the summer, please contact Ashley Laflin.

Neighborhood House recognized as outstanding Tutoring Partner!

At Tutoring Works!, a conversation and celebration of tutoring hosted by the Saint Paul Public School Foundation, Neighborhood House was recognized as an outstanding Tutoring Partner.  We know that what makes our program outstanding is our outstanding students and tutors – this recognition is for YOU!

Mike Anderson (SPPS Foundation), Michelle Ness (Program Director of Neighborhood House), and Armando Camacho (President of Neighborhood House)

St Paul school board approves restructuring plan

Have you heard about the new restructuring plan approved by the school board of St Paul?

According to an article on MPR, officials say the plan “will help close the district’s achievement gap, in part, by re-focusing instruction on community, or neighborhood schools, instead of magnet schools that draw students from anywhere in the city”.

Read more about the new plan and its approval here.

Changes coming to St Paul public schools…

Have you heard the news about Strong Schools, Strong Communities?

The City of St Paul has come up with an action plan and timeline to focus on achievement, alignment, and sustainability within St Paul.

Please click here for more information about the program including school choices, frequently asked questions, and the timeline for changes.

Gearing up for a fantastic year …

We are pleased to announce that our tutoring program will launch on a much larger scale on January 18th, 2011!

A group of talented and dedicated tutors will serve 30 students from Saint Paul.  Stay tuned for updates throughout the year!

Thank you for a fantastic year!

As 2010 comes to a close, I’d like to extend a huge thank you to our fantastic students, tutors, and parents.

Students and tutors completed 20 hours of tutoring since the initial launch of our program.  We look forward to seeing the number of tutoring hours skyrocket and look forward to seeing our students continue to succeed.

If you know any friends or family in 7th – 12th grade that might need some help with English or math, please have them contact Ashley Laflin at 651-789-2532. 

Let’s work together to make 2011 a year of great success for our students!