Looking for something to do in Austin this weekend? Here are a couple of options: The Taste of Austin Youth Empowerment Back to School Festival is on Saturday, August 20 at Columbus Park. The event features food, culture, hands-on experiences, performances, a fashion show, art, music, health and wellness, sports tournaments, food, prizes, raffles, hiring opportunities, community resources, and […]
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Student registration dates set
Parents who want to register new students for Learning Edge can do so on two upcoming dates, one in late September and the other in early October. New student registration for those in grades K-8 will be held on on at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, September 22nd, at First United Church of Oak Park 848 Lake […]
Welcome to Learning Edge Tutoring!
The Cluster Tutoring Program is excited to announce it has rebranded and changed its name to Learning Edge Tutoring, with the new slogan: “Because learning doesn’t stop when school does.” The Board of Directors decided to change the name to better reflect the work of our organization that began over 30 years ago. We hope […]
Rotary Club provides $2500 grant
Cluster Tutoring is grateful for the Rotary Club of Oak Park-River Forest (@rotarycluboprf) who awarded us with a $2500 grant, to support Cluster’s partnership with St. Catherine-St. Lucy School in Oak Park. The partnership provides an after-school reading program for their 1st,and 2nd grade students, and we hope to expand to include their 3rd grade students […]
Cluster welcomes a new Board member!
Cluster Tutoring welcomes Tameeka Christian as a new board member. Tameeka is a mother and community psychologist who has built an impactful career advocating for community development. As someone who works in violence prevention, Tameeka shares one of the outcome measures is that the youth is connected to an adult that cares. “Even the way […]
2021 Annual Report: We’re tutoring in person again
Cluster Tutoring learned how to adapt to a changing world during the COVID-19 pandemic. The good news is that, after over a year of remote learning, we’re back to tutoring in person, this time on three evenings a week. After a year of tutoring on Zoom, Google Meet, and Facetime, more than three quarters of […]