If you are looking for an opportunity to help young folks in the city then this is the place to be…read more Through their Math and English Tutoring, Leaders in the Making, and Post-Secondary Education Preparation programs For Love of Children (FLOC) has been working to educate and empower young people in Washington, DC for over 40 years. Try saying that ten times fast! I've volunteered at FLOC for several years, tutoring junior and senior high school students in Math and English. The time commitment involved has been minimal: 3 hrs a week, one night a week during the school year. It has been a fun and rewarding experience for me, helping teens and pre-teens to improve their basic reading and math skills. FLOC is always looking for volunteer tutors. Tutors work one-on-one with students on either Math or English. If you are interested then consider contacting them. Training is provided. FLOC is currently located in Columbia Heights at 1763 Columbia Road, which is about halfway between Columbia Heights on the Green/Yellow lines and Woodley Park/National Zoo on the Red line. The phone number has not changed. More information about FLOC can be found at their web site http://www.flocdc.org/ FLOC also operates an outdoor education center, located near Harpers Ferry, West Virgina.

From the owner: For Love of Children provides educational services beyond the classroom to help students succeed…read morefrom first grade through college and career. We bring together students, volunteers, families, and community partners in proven programs that teach, empower, and transform.

Tae has worked with two of our children, primarily for SAT prep work…read more Our college sophomore (who is enrolled in her first choice school) benefited immeasurably from Tae's help with the SAT -- particularly with the essay -- by helping her to allot time to plan the writing, write the essay, and review her work. He boosted her competence and confidence in the language and math portions of the test as well. I'm certain the outcome reflected his input. Our high school junior took the SAT in the spring of her sophomore year. Tae gets significant credit for her 800 math. Tae provided efficiency, structure, and discipline to her SAT prep time. Tae's academic, strategic, and interpersonal skills have served our two very different children very well.

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Educational Connections has been a "best all around" experience for me and my family. It is a joy…read moreand privilege to work amongst so many bright and caring educators. As a parent, I have seen firsthand what a game changer it is for a child to have 1:1 support that comes from someone other than Mom and Dad. My daughter has worked with Jan at EC. The relationship they have formed and skills my daughter has learned have been critical to my child's classroom confidence. Jan has been a gift and our gratitude is high!

Would HIGHLY recommend this tutoring company to anyone looking for a knowledgeable and professional…read moretutor or executive function coach to work with their child. We have used this service for the last two and half years and cannot tell you how much we have benefited from the support of the coaches that have worked with our son. His confidence has improved with his writing, learning how to organize his thoughts better when tackling history and English Language Arts assignments. He's doing more than just the bare minimum, including more descriptive language and details. He's proactively creating outlines while reading to set himself up for success when trying to remember details later for questions or discussions. He's gotten better at self-advocacy, reaching out to teachers via email, when he's unsure of how to tackle an assignment or something isn't working correctly vs. just ignoring the issue. All things he wouldn't dream of doing on his own two years ago. Added bonus is that it has taken some of the pressure off of us, his parents, and the stress it was causing us when "nagging" him about his homework and missing assignments. Just wish we would have started sooner!!

My son was placed in a sixth grade Spanish class with students who had been receiving daily…read morelanguage instruction for two years. We enlisted Dani of Ad Alta Tutoring after the first quarter when he brought home a " C" on his report card. His next quarter he improved to a B and it has been A's ever since. Dani of course worked herself out of a job as by the end of the year, my son was fully caught up. We appreciated Dani's style - friendly, kind and engaging, but firm and with high expectations. She is extremely well organized and contacted my son's teacher to make sure she understood the lesson plan and the direction of the class. It is not surprising Dani is a linguist, she is an excellent communicator and an excellent tutor/teacher. I highly recommend her.

From the owner: We offer private lessons in languages (Spanish, ESL, Latin, Romanian, Chinese), math, science, and…read morereading. We also provide general homework help for students in need of extra support. Our tutors are highly qualified and have experience working with embassies and local schools, such as St.Albans and Sidwell. Students' ages range from toddler to adult. Lessons are held in your home, school, or workplace.