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EPASA mentoring and tutoring program

Get involved with EPASA!

Interested in education equity, youth development, and youth leadership? Want to work with middle school students in the local community? Join East Palo Alto Stanford Academy (EPASA) and become part of a longstanding legacy! Stanford students can be involved during the school year as EPASA fellows and tutor-mentors.

Benefits

  • Become actively involved in surrounding communities.
  • Gain valuable insights into the larger social and policy issues affecting student performance in local schools.
  • Develop valuable skills as a program coordinator, workshop facilitator, tutor, and mentor.

  • If eligible, you may earn Community Service Work-Study.

    Tutoring and Mentoring Expectations

    Up to 20 Stanford students will join our 8-week academic support and mentorship program for middle school students at KIPP Valiant. Each Stanford student will be matched with one middle school student with whom they will meet twice a week.

  • Sessions with the middle school students take place twice a week on Mondays/Wednesdays and Tuesdays/Thursdays
    • Leave campus at 3:15 PM and return by 5:45 PM
  • Sessions with middle school students from 3:45 PM to 5:15 PM
  • Tutor-mentors will use about half of their time providing academic support and the other half of their time engaging students in activities that nurture their social and emotional development.
  • Onboarding and training will take during week 2 and week 3 of each quarter

  • Tutoring and mentoring begins during week 3 of each quarter

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A Note about Ongoing Planning: Last year we began strategic planning to create a program model that is responsive to our community's pressing needs and provides learning and growth opportunities for all students involved. Please note that we are still accepting feedback and suggestions, use the link below. 

Former EPASA Tutor-Mentor or Fellow Suggestion Form

For more information, please contact Priscila Garcia.