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hope
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WORKING AT THE
INTERSECTION OF
HOPE AND HELP.
RAPPAHANNOCK AREA
COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD
In-Person Tutoring is Available with
Precautions for COVID-19
Students in Fredericksburg city, and Stafford and Spotsylva-
nia counties, can receive limited in-person tutoring sessions.
These sessions are scheduled on a case-by-case basis. If the
parents and tutors are comfortable having in-person ses-
sions, they meet in open-air public spaces where they can
socially distance and are wear masks. They are recommend-
ing virtual sessions but understand that some students need
face-to-face instruction.
Closing the Learning Gap
To help students benefit most from their tutoring services,
they approach each student's needs individually.
"We talk to the parents and ask, 'What area are your kids
struggling in?' and tailor instruction plans to the kids' needs
and interests," says Penn.
Penn recounts, for example, one student loved anime, so
they incorporated anime into her tutoring lessons to get her
interested in what she was learning and to help her retain
information.
More than Tutoring
The Knowledge Exchange, Inc. offers more than standard
tutoring services. They also hold workshops and seminars
and tutoring in life skills outside of the usual curriculum.
"We provide tutoring and education services for K-12, finan-
cial literacy, health and wellness, nutrition, whatever their
educational goals are, we will fill that gap with one of our
tutors," says Penn.
"Everybody
should be
able to have
access to
quality
education..."
"Everybody
should be
able to have
access to
quality
education..."
The Knowledge Exchange is planning a Black Girls Code
Conference, which will be an introductory coding class for
young women. While this event is still in the works, but
updates will be available on Facebook, Instagram or YouTube.
