🌟 This Giving Tuesday, donate your time to support students! 🌟 Your time is one of the most valuable gifts you can give. By volunteering as a tutor, you can help students thrive academically and contribute to closing the opportunity gap. Imagine the impact of giving two hours a week to provide personalized math and literacy support to 2nd-6th graders from under-resourced communities. 📚 Why tutor? • Build confidence: Students gain skills and self-belief that lasts long-term • Make a difference: Research shows tutoring accelerates learning and boosts academic growth • Grow personally: Develop leadership adn communication sklils while connecting with students and their families 💙 Let’s step up for students this Giving Tuesday! 📲 Volunteer on your schedule, no experience required! Click the link below to volunteer and start making an impact! https://lnkd.in/d5N5NYr #GivingTuesday #Volunteer #TutorStudents #MakeADifference #EducationMatters
Step Up Tutoring
E-Learning Providers
Los Angeles, CA 2,326 followers
We are a California-based non-profit democratizing access to online tutoring and mentorship for students in grades 3-6.
About us
Our higher purpose at Step Up Tutoring is to close the education gap, compounded by the pandemic, and develop enduring bonds by offering free online tutoring and mentoring to support students in grades 3-6 from under-resourced backgrounds. Through our partnership with LAUSD and the help of our dedicated volunteers, we are now actively serving over 750 students in California. Yet, our mission to change students’ lives with our engaging, educational, and effective tutoring and positive mentoring approach has just started! We have a waiting list of over 150 students in need to be matched with an inspiring, helpful tutor. Does that sound like you? If you are ready to Step Up today and make an impact in a student’s life, learn more about our mission and join us as a volunteer: https://www.stepuptutoring.org/tutor-application.
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http://www.stepuptutoring.org
External link for Step Up Tutoring
- Industry
- E-Learning Providers
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Los Angeles, CA
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2020
Locations
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Los Angeles, CA, US
Employees at Step Up Tutoring
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Dave van Gogh
Tutor / Board Member
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Kara O'Toole
Experienced Operations, Sales and Marketing Executive focused on customer experience
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Samantha Brown Olivieri
CEO, Step Up Tutoring
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Charmaine Ho
Marketing Communications Leader | Creative Employee Communications | Stakeholder Management | Driving ROI through impactful storytelling | Non-Profit…
Updates
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We’re honored to be recognized as a National Partnership for Student Success 2024 Community Collaboration Challenge awardee! 🏆 We’re excited to continue growing our impact and finding new ways to support students through meaningful, sustainable tutoring programs. ➡️ Learn more about our Work-Study tutor program: https://lnkd.in/eQmJvc5r #CommunityCollaboration #Education #Tutoring
Step Up Tutoring is a 2024 Community Collaboration Challenge awardee! 🏆 Step Up partnered with Greater Los Angeles Education Foundation to host a webinar on Sustaining #HighImpactTutoring by Engaging College Students through Federal Work-Study. Panelists Nati Rodriguez of Annenberg Learner, Nancy Waymack of National Student Support Accelerator, and Hermineh Markosyan of John B Monlux Elementary discussed solutions to expand #SustainableTutoring and practical tools attendees could bring back to their communities. ➡️ READ MORE about Step Up's Work-Study tutor program: https://lnkd.in/eQmJvc5r
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We’re honored to share that Step Up Tutoring has been named the 2024 Spring Forward Fund Grantee by Justworks! 🎉 Step Up Tutoring is dedicated to empowering elementary and middle school students in under-resourced communities through high-impact virtual tutoring and mentorship. This award helps fuel our mission and pushes us forward in creating greater educational equity. Thank you, Justworks, for recognizing our impact—and here’s to the amazing work ahead! #Justworks #EducationEquity #StepUpTutoring
We’re excited to announce the 2024 Spring Forward Fund Grantee: Step Up Tutoring! Step Up Tutoring has been part of the Justworks community since 2023. Their mission is to drive student success by providing virtual high-impact tutoring and mentorship to elementary and middle school students in under-resourced communities. We’re so excited to see what they’ll accomplish in the year ahead! Congratulations, Step Up Tutoring! #Justworks https://lnkd.in/eG5XJzPj
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We are continually inspired by the stories shared by our incredible Step Up Tutors! Devin Blankenship, a #CaliforniansForAll College Corps tutor, worked with five students throughout the school year, helping them build confidence and overcome academic challenges in math. Click below to read more about Devin’s journey in an article by Linda Jacobson from The 74 Media, which highlights the collective efforts to tackle pandemic learning setbacks, with contributions from over 300,000 tutors and mentors. Step Up Tutoring is proud to partner with college student tutors from 17 colleges and universities, showcasing the impact of these programs in driving academic success for underserved elementary and middle school students. Check out the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gUrEsssK #Tutoring #Education #Mentorship #AcademicSuccess #StudentSupport
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🎉 It’s National Tutoring Appreciation Week! 🎉 At Step Up Tutoring, we’re proud to contribute to a movement that is making a tangible impact in students’ lives. In recognition of this week, our CEO, Samantha Brown Olivieri, alongside Patrick Steck (Vice President of External Affairs at Deans for Impact (DFI)) and Katie Tennessen Hooten (Founder and Senior Vice President of the Teach For America Ignite Fellowship at Teach For America), co-wrote an op-ed on how the education community is coming together to support students and elevate educators through tutoring. Read the piece here: https://lnkd.in/db4VtKiZ #NationalTutoringWeek
🚨 This National Tutoring Appreciation Week, let's celebrate the vital role tutoring plays in supporting the unique learning needs of all students! One impactful way to do this is by strengthening the tutor-to-teacher pipeline through programs like our Ignite Fellowship, Step Up Tutoring and Deans for Impact (DFI)’s Aspiring Teachers as Tutors Network. 📚✨ High-impact tutoring not only boosts student success but also provides aspiring educators with invaluable real-world experience. By investing in tutoring, we can create pathways to the profession while supporting veteran educators. Join us in building a brighter future for students and teachers alike! Read more about how we can sustain this momentum and create lasting change for education! ⬇️ #IgniteFellowship #TeachForAmerica #NationalTutoringAppreciationWeek
National Tutoring Appreciation Week: Supporting Students and Elevating Educators through Tutoring
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Congratulations to our National Partnership for Student Success 2024 #HigherEd Summit Awardees! 🏆 We applaud the great work of these recipients in developing & providing people-powered #StudentSupports! 👏 - The State University of New York - The City University of New York - Weber State University - NYC District 26 - Raising A Village Foundation - Arizona State University Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College - Step Up Tutoring - Dr. Marina Barnett, Associate Professor and Assistant Provost of Civic Engagement at Widener University - Amy Cohen, Assistant Vice Provost and Executive Director of the GW Honey W. Nashman Center for Civic Engagement and Public Service - Olivia Edwards, Community Engagement Specialist at the Institute for Community Engagement and Civic Leadership, at the Community College of Philadelphia
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We’re thrilled to be at the National Partnership for Student Success Hub Higher Education Summit in Washington D.C. today, alongside colleagues and partners! It’s been an incredible day celebrating with Korbi Adams and Rob Adams from Arizona State University's Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College (MLFTC) as the Step Up and Arizona State University Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College received the Collective Impact Award, announced by U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education, Cindy Marten. . This year, Step Up, ASU's MLFTC, and Annenberg Learner launched a new Tutor Training Initiative that is open-source for all tutoring practitioners and has been promoted among those serving in NPSS-aligned student support roles. We are incredibly proud of our partnership with ASU and Learner and thrilled to be able to unite this work with the efforts of the NPSS Higher Education Coalition and Supporting Champions. . To learn more about the Tutor Training Initiative, check out our website: stepuptutoring.org . @nps_success @arizonastateuniversity @asu_mlftc @annenberglearner #education #tutoring #npss #studentsuccess #partnership
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We're #hiring a new School & Family Program Manager in Los Angeles, California. Apply today or share this post with your network.
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🚨 Exciting Volunteer Opportunity Alert! 🚨 Are you passionate about making a difference in students’ lives? Join us for an Information Session with L.A. Works & Step Up Tutoring! 📚✨ This free, virtual information session is your chance to learn how you can volunteer as a tutor and support students in under resourced communities. Whether you’re looking to give back, gain experience, or make meaningful connections, this is the perfect opportunity to make an impact this school year. No prior tutoring experience is necessary. 📅 Date: Wednesday August 21 🕒 Time: 6pm PST 📍 Location: Virtual RSVP now and take the first step towards closing the opportunity gap: https://lnkd.in/gtUaHK3m #volunteering #volunteers #makeadifference #educationalequity #tutoring #infosession #virtualvolunteer
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We're #hiring a new VP, Operations in California. Apply today or share this post with your network.