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Learning & Tutoring Opportunities for HDSB Students

Learning and tutoring opportunities are available for elementary and secondary students in the Halton District School Board (HDSB). These programs are funded by the Ontario Ministry of Education as part of the Learning Recovery Action Plan to support learning recovery and mental health for students following two years of learning disruption as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Programs include community tutoring supports provided by the Canadian Caribbean Association of Halton, Halton Black Voices, Learning Disabilities Association of Halton Hamilton, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Halton and Park Street Education.

Registration Information

The registration process for these programs varies. Please refer to the specific program for instructions on how to register.
Tutoring services provided by community partners are run independently from the HDSB. Please register directly with the provider and direct any questions to the provider.

YMCA Y's Move Program

The Y's Move Program supports students in grades 9, 10 and 11 in closing the academic gaps created by the COVID-19 pandemic. HDSB students are eligible for support from this program. Students will receive support in a 2:1 student-tutor ratio once weekly for one hour after school.

Register for Y's Move ProgramY's Move Program Flyer (PDF)

Please note - registration is full for the following tutoring opportunities

Halton Black Voices

HBV Tutoring & Literacy Support Programs is intended to address barriers in the classroom and at school among Black and students of colour. We acknowledge and support that diversity, equity, and justice are more important now than ever—and that our learning can never start too early. By creating learning spaces that center the voices and stories of the global majority, we are implicitly teaching the values of equity, inclusion and diversity and demonstrating their importance in both name and practices. Academic tutoring support is now available for all students in grade K-12 that attend Halton District School Board. This FREE program is only offered to HDSB students.

Black tutors and educators
1:1 Private tutoring
Small Group 2-3 Students Tutoring
Reading programs & Bookclubs
Monday - Friday after school from 3-8PM
Saturday 9AM-12PM
Assignment help
Free for HDSB students

Canadian Caribbean Association of Halton CCAH

Canadian Caribbean Association of Halton (CCAH) is offering complementary tutoring that will support learning recovery and renewal in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Tutors will work with students to support their learning needs outside of school hours.

Tutoring can be virtual or in-person in Burlington, Oakville, Milton and Halton Hills. Exact locations will be confirmed prior to the start of the sessions; they will not be in your home but at a local community facility. Tutoring will be mostly 1:1 on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 4:00-8:00 pm with the possibility of 3-5 students for group sessions. Sessions are scheduled on the hour for 55 minutes.

The fall program starts Sunday, Sept 25 and runs for 10 weeks until Thursday, December 1. For students registered on Mondays, there are only 8 weeks with no classes Monday, October 10 and 31.

Mathematics, literacy, English, French and science will be priority subjects. Students at risk whose learning has been disrupted by the pandemic will be given priority.

The CCAH is an active, vibrant and dynamic Afro-Caribbean-based charitable organization, delivering a suite of programs within the Halton Region focusing on education, culture, harmony and community. The CCAH has a 45-year history of providing programming for children, youth, seniors and families Halton-wide and for varying backgrounds and ethnicities. CCAH programs and activities are cultural, educational and entertaining, and are embedded in the HDSB curriculum to teach students about Black History and culture.

Register for CCAH

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Halton

The Homework Club is an after-school mentoring program offered on-site at various elementary schools to children/youth in grades 3-8 who are identified, by school personnel, as able to benefit from academic, social and emotional support with a caring, one to one mentor, in grade 9 or older, for the duration of the school year. The program focuses on academics, homework, and reading while also building the child's confidence and motivation towards learning. Each site will consist of 10-20 elementary school students, 10-20 youth mentors, as well as 1 or 2 adult supervisors, depending on the size of the group. All mentors and supervisors will have been trained and screened in accordance with BBBS National Standards.

Please follow this link to complete an inquiry form for your child: BBBS HWC Inquiry Form . If you have any questions please email: hwc@bigbrothersbigsisters.ca

BBBS HWC Inquiry Form

Park Street Education

Park Street Education provides enriching after-school programs that allow students to catch-up, get ahead and explore their passions. Students are equipped with the skills and tools necessary for thriving in the English classroom. Our group enrichment courses in English advances reading skills, reading, writing and critical thinking skills as they explore the literary globe, expand their imagination and discover new worlds through the written word. Students in our enrichment course return to their English classroom ready to discuss, debate, and delve into a plethora of topics with confidence.

Park Street offers virtual groups enrichment courses in English at the Foundational Level (Gr. 4 to 6) and the Extended Level (Gr. 7 to 8).

Register for Park Street Education Learn More About Park Street Education

Learning Disabilities Association of Halton Hamilton

The Reading Rocks program is the Learning Disabilities Association of Halton-Hamilton’s (LDAHH) literacy intervention program for children and youth with reading difficulties. This literacy program is designed to motivate and help children between the ages of 6-12 years gain confidence and improve as readers. During the 8-week program, each child works one-on-one with a volunteer two nights a week for one hour either in-person or online via Microsoft Teams. The volunteer tutor selects and implements appropriate activities and games that build each child’s skills in phonics/phonemic awareness, sight word vocabulary, and fluency according to their learning profile. There are a limited number of in-person spots available. Interested families should apply directly to LDAHH.

Register for LDAHH

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Halton District School Board
J.W. Singleton Education Centre
2050 Guelph Line
Burlington, Ontario, L7P 5A8

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Phone: 905-335-3663
Fax: 905-335-9802

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