Tucson Teens Offer Free Tutoring To Students Amid Coronavirus
TUCSON, AZ — Three Tucson college students have banded together to form a free virtual tutoring service for parents struggling to teach their children during the coronavirus pandemic. Arizona schools have been shut down since March and many began the new school year this week with virtual learning.
Angela Sun, Madeleine Zheng, and Mae Zhang all graduated from University High School in Tucson and have gone on to college but wanted to help out during a difficult time for many. “Cov Tutors” offers one-on-one tutoring by Zoom in subjects ranging from chemistry to algebra. Each session is two hours long and students can meet with a tutor up to three times a week free of charge.
“It takes that burden away from the parent, especially because they have to work and right now it’s kind of a financially stressful time as well,” Zheng, an Arizona State University student, told local news outlet KOLD.
When the group began taking on clients in July, five students signed up on the first day. The number doubled the following day, they said.
"It made us realize how much parents need something like this," said Sun, who is currently attending the University of Pennsylvania.
The students had to close their summer registration due to high demand but are hoping to add more spots for the fall as schools remain closed for the time being.
“We’re going to expand and have a waitlist for tutors and have a wave for more registration and open it up,” said Zhang, a student at Carnegie Mellon University.
Join the waitlist by emailing covidtutors2020@gmail.com with information about your student.
This article originally appeared on the Tucson Patch
