The "Youth Empowering Parents" program at Fossil Hill is well underway. It is an award winning 1:1 computer tutoring program in which a selected group of grade 6,7,8 students are tutoring for YEP parents and adults from our community
Participants receive tutoring on how to use a computer (i.e. Google, Gmail, Microsoft Office, Google Apps and other internet related questions) by our Fossil Hill student tutors. Our goal is to pair tutors and adults with the same first language.
This program is currently being run in 5 schools in Toronto now, and we are the first in the YRDSB! Most notably, YEP is one of only 20 organizations around the world, and the youngest ever, to have received the innovation award from the United Nations.
Here is a link to the Youth Empowering Parents website for more information on the program: http://yepeducation.com/
Here is a link to a clip from the CBC to see the program in action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O6qVR5e2dA
We look forward to continuing modern learning initiative at Fossil Hill P.S!
Ms. Stuart
