VIRTUAL TUTORING: AN ERA OF DISTANCE LEARNING

The Greater Bridgeport STEM Learning Ecosystem (GBSLE) is bringing together partners to continue to serve local students in an era of distance learning and an absence of out-of-school STEM education programs. The group is made up of 33 innovators: educators, business and civic representatives, nonprofits and youth- serving organizations whose aim is to provide quality STEM learning opportunities for youth, to put them on a path to self-supporting careers. A pilot virtual tutoring program, serving K-12 students, and their families, in the Greater Bridgeport area offers weekly sessions on multiple subjects, support and more.
An initiative of GBSLE, along with community partners PT Partners; Bridgeport Public Education Fund, ACCESS Educational Services; local administrators, social workers guidance counselors and local colleges, the program engages local college students from six colleges: University of Bridgeport, Housatonic Community College, Southern CT State University, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield University, and the College of Pharmacy at The University of St. Joseph, to mentor and tutor.
Seed funding was provided by United Way of Coastal Fairfield County & Bank of America. Cost is $297 per student per month.