Local online magazine Black N Tampa recently announced the start of its tutoring program for students at predominantly Black elementary schools in Hillsborough County—and it needs a little help.
“Hey! Black N Tampa is starting a tutoring program for predominantly black schools for the grades K-5 and we NEED tutors,” the group wrote in an Instagram post.
The one-hour tutoring sessions will be on Zoom and will cover subjects including math, reading, science, and history. There is training for tutors whether they have experience or not, and anyone from high school students or older can volunteer.
Black N Tampa owner Charlea Bing told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay that minority students aren’t afforded as many opportunities or as engaged as other students in Tampa and Hillsborough County, so she wanted to change that. Her goal is to make sure Black students have the tools to be successful academically.
“In the education field, mostly predominantly Black schools are the ones with the low letter grades. I feel like we have to give our black students a chance and that comes with the responsibility of mentoring and tutoring them at a young age,” she added.
At the moment, the schools officially confirmed for tutoring are:
- Kenly Elementary
- Robles Elementary
- Sheehy Elementary
Tutoring begins next month when the new semester starts. Volunteers can sign up here.
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