About
Learning Initiative Foundation for Tutoring (LIFT)
Who are we
PCHS students who are passionate about providing tutoring services to students in need of help.
Mission
Education is a powerful tool to change the world — and we’re taking advantage of that. We are committed to advancing students' knowledge and skills in a variety of high school courses that will advance their understanding of course content and improve their academic performance. We intend to use previous students of the courses who have now developed an expertise in the subject to share their understanding with other students during each of our classes. We plan to increase the number and variety of classes we teach, and we are a fully student-led organization.
Founders
Undisclosed (President)
Joy Srivastava (Vice President)
Prospective Mentors
Organization Managers
Parent Ambassadors
Courses Offered
Grouped by subject area.
Science
- • Chemistry
- • Chemistry Honors
- • AP Chemistry (includes linked classes)
- • Biology Honors
- • AP Biology
- • Physics
- • Physics Honors
- • AP Enviormental Science
Math
- • Math 1
- • Math 1 Honors
- • Math 2
- • Math 2 Honors
- • Math 3
- • Math 3 Honors
- • AP Precalculus
- • AP Calculus AB & AP Calculus BC
- • AP Stats
Social Studies
- • American History Honors
- • AP Human Geography
- • AP World History
- • AP United States Government and Politics
- • AP European History
- • AP Psychology
- • AP African American Studies
- • Sociology Honors
World Languages
- • Spanish 1
- • Spanish 1 Honors
- • Spanish 2
- • Spanish 2 Honors
- • Spanish 3
- • Spanish 3 Honors
- • Spanish 4
- • Spanish 4 Honors
- • AP Spanish Language and Culture
- • AP Spanish Literature and Culture
WE PLAN ON EXTENDING OUR COURSE ROSTER IN THE FUTURE
How the Club Operates
- •We take in students who are having difficulties in their classes and want outside help to understand the topics better for tests and homework.
- •This could be for any reason of their choosing, and they will be paired with one of our experienced teachers to teach these concepts to make it easier for them.
- •At the end of the class, they will be given small tips and reminders that will help them remember things faster.
- •In the case of extra help required, we will provide more mentors, and real teachers will step in for resources.
- •We will keep a Google Sheets document handy to aid us in keeping track of members and volunteer hours.
Specific Rules of the Club / Disclaimers
- •We will not give out answers to anything
- •We will not give copies of documents to others
- •This club is for tutoring and that means to learn the process to reach the answer
- •There will be checks within the team and within the extra students to find the levels of progress throughout the program
- •We must not reveal anything about our students to anybody outside of that group
- •Total confidentiality MUST be maintained
Benefits
How does this benefit us?
- • Provides volunteer opportunities for student teachers
- • Improves our OWN understanding of the topic that we are teaching
- • Provides volunteer hours for student teachers
- • Board membership roles are offered
- • Leader membership roles are offered
- • Improves chances in recommendation letters
- • Improves relationships between the teachers and the students
- • Improves collaboration skills between students
- • Builds trust and real-life experiences for all
- • May help reach smart lunch credits and goals
How does this benefit them?
- • Increased knowledge in their respective topic and classes
- • Helps students increase their grades and GPA
- • Gives students confidence to challenge themselves to take more rigorous courses
- • Increased relations with previous students with more experience in their respective classes
- • Completely FREE tutoring sessions for students
Student Teachers
The job of all mentors will be the same. They have to teach the subject that they are experts in to the students assigned to them. This can be done in groups or alone if specifically required. After each session, the students being taught will have to log their experiences, and for a long time, they were taught in a Google form. That Google Form will be used as an attendance sheet. Mentors need to teach 2 classes to get a 1-hour signature from us. These signatures will count as volunteer hours, and this can be used in any youth council of their choice. Furthermore, they will be provided passes back to class in case of an emergency where they have to go overtime to finish the lesson, to make sure our students are fully prepared to tackle the challenges they were previously facing in that class. Most of these classes should be held in the library to be able to get the silence that is needed to understand and open the mind for information retention.