Partners in Learning

3247 Middlefield Rd.
Menlo Park,CA 94025
650.306.8866

Help someone learn English,
or earn their GED.

 

VOLUNTEER TUTORS

PARTNERS IN LEARNING is the tutoring program of the Sequoia Adult School. Volunteers commit to two hours a week for 4 months, working with a teacher in an ESL or GED classroom or tutoring a student in English, literacy, math or citizenship.

  • Please contact: Elizabeth Weal,Volunteer Coordinator
    Phone:     650.306.8866, Option 7 (leave a message for Elizabeth with the receptionist ) OR Email: ew@tenaya.com


Our students are adults who have come to the Mid-Peninsula from all over the world---Mexico, Central and South America, Russia, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and the Pacific Islands.

Many have had little or no schooling. Others were highly educated in their own countries. What all students share is the motivation to learn English.

Our tutors come from a variety of backgrounds. They need only to be able to read, write, and speak English themselves... and to want to share those skills. Many tutors have retired from their professional lives, while others add tutoring time to an already busy schedule.

Tutors help their students become more skilled and self confident, gain greater independence, and increase their ability to support themselves and their families.

Tutors themselves benefit in many ways. They enjoy sharing skills and learning about other countries and cultures. They make new friends and help our own community to work better.


The PARTNERS IN LEARNING volunteer coordinator supports tutors by providing materials and suggesting teaching strategies.

Life Without English:

  • You can't use a phone book.
  • You can't write a check.
  • You can't read food labels.
  • You can't fill out a job application.
  • You can't read a map.
  • Emergency care is difficult to get.
  • You are isolated.
You Can Help!

A few hours a week is all it takes to help an individual or group of learners improve their English.