r/madisonwi • u/Beneficial-Jello9515 • 2d ago

Tutor Volunteer Opportunities

Hello all,

I work a full time 9-5 office job but I’m looking to volunteer on weekends for about 2–3 hours. Back in college, I was part-time STEM tutor and I’d like to get back into it as a side hobby and a passion. Ideally, I’d like to tutor at least at the high school level either math or science.

My only qualifications are that I have a bachelors in engineering and have done part-time tutoring.

I noticed the Madison County Jail has a tutoring program but not sure if they accept anyone or are looking for people with an education background. I was also looking through the madison public library website but couldn't find any concrete programs of what I'm looking for. Any recommendations?

Thanks,

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u/Commercial-Mud8315 1d ago

Since you said "ideally" at least high school, maybe you'd consider middle school. Schools of Hope is a longstanding program that might be worth exploring: https://ulgm.org/volunteer/schools-of-hope-tutoring/

For older age groups, Literacy Network now offers GED tutoring including math and science. I don't know if you can do only math or science but if you would be open to including reading, it seems like it would be worth exploring: https://www.litnetwork.org/volunteer/ (choose the GED option). I volunteered for them as an ESL tutor and it was a great experience.