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Volume 11, Number 1
Meet the
Teen tutors of Sapphire Pointe
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By Steve Whitlock; courtesy photos
Community is what you get when a neighborhood comes together to help others, and teen tutors in the Sapphire Pointe community are making an impact in a huge way.
Luke Allevato (16), Jack Roy (16) and Drew Medina (17) are among a handful of local teens who are helping other students improve in reading and comprehension, writing, language, math, science, trumpet, voice and piano. Education beyond the traditional classroom is becoming increasingly popular, and according to a study done by Technavio Research, tutoring is a ourishing eld and is growing by roughly seven percent annually.
When asked about the tutoring process, Allevato said, “My experience has actually been awesome! Having one-on-one time with these kids really builds a relationship, something
way more personal than you could get in a classroom. As a direct result, you get to know each kid’s learning style, as well as what they nd challenging and what they excel at.”
Roy said he wanted to tutor because, “I’ve always enjoyed helping and teaching people how to do things. I discovered my love for it while working at Cherry Creek Marina as a junior sailing instructor.”
Medina added, “I thought it would be a good opportunity to help the youth in my community. I’ve received help from a lot of old friends and it was inspiring to me, so I thought I could be someone to look up to as a mentor.”
For many students, learning isn’t easy. Most of these tutors a rm that. It’s taken dedication in their respective areas. Their words of encouragement for other prospective tutors re ect that.
To those students considering tutoring others, Roy said, “For other teens who might be interested in doing something along these lines, I would suggest for them to just give it a try. You never know if you like teaching something until you try it.”
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