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Hamline Alumni STEM Start Tutoring Program
Here is our brief overview of the program:
Mission Statement:
Tutoring motivated high school students in STEM learning to encourage the vision of themselves as college-ready learners and scientists.
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Values:
- Being a scientist is a mindset, not a credential
- Each of us is both a learner and a teacher
- Respecting each other is a foundation of our collaboration
- Supporting women and students of color in STEM makes our science stronger
- We focus on how we learn, not just what we learn
- Everything is difficult before it is easy
- Whoever does the work does the learning
- Making mistakes is how we make progress
- Challenging ourselves is how we grow our capacity
- Staying curious deepens our insight
Basic Structure of the Program:
- Tutors are paired up with students by subject area and tutor/student availability.
- Tutors and students work together over Zoom/Google Meet/Etc. to make progress on problem sets, concept clarification, lab reports, test preparation, etc.
- Hamline Professors in Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics will be periodically stopping in on tutoring sessions to support, supervise, and offer their expertise.
- Tutoring done free of charge to the school, student and family.