The National Honor Society Peer-to-Peer Tutorial Program

The Vision...

• To increase participation in peer to peer tutoring
• To provide help for everyone that needs it
• To increase learning
• To build relationships between students
• To establish student ties to the school

Why get involved in this program?

Although the main goal of this program is to increase learning and to provide help for those who seek it, NHS also offers inside hours for tutors.

How do I get involved?

Pairings can be initiated by a teacher or the student, simply by filling out the tutorial sign-up sheet in each teacher's classroom.

  • Student Initiated
    • Student fills out sign-up sheet and informs teacher
    • Teacher contacts NHS, who will pair student up with a tutor
  • Teacher Initiated
    • Teacher decides student could benefit from tutoring, and has student fill out the tutorial sign-up sheet
    • Teacher contacts NHS, who will pair student up with a tutor 

     What is the process?

    Once a student or teacher has decided to get involved in the tutoring program, a simple 5-step process will pair up a student and qualified tutor for a session. The process involves communication between the student, teacher, NHS officers, and designated NHS tutors, mostly via email.

    1. Student fills out sign-up sheet with requested appointment time

    2. Teacher emails the NHS officer assigned to his/her subject with the student's information and time request

    3. NHS officer emails his/her list of tutors specifc to the requested subject, and finds one who is available at the requested time

    4. NHS officer informs teacher of the tutor match

    5. Both student and tutor show up for the appointment at the requested time in the teacher's classroom

  • Click here to contact the officer in charge of each subject

  • For an extra copy of the sign-up sheet, please email one of the officers

  • How do I receive NHS hours for tutoring?

    Any NHS member who tutors through the peer to peer program is eligible for inside hours for the time he/she spent tutoring. Bring a standard hour sheet to the tutoring session, and obtain the teacher's signature in the outside hour box. The signature must be documented in this part of the form, but the points will be counted toward inside hours. Return the form to the folder of the officer in charge of the subject within the 30 day deadline.

    Failue to show up at assigned tutoring sessions will result in being docked twice the hours the tutor would have earned. However if the tutor shows up for a session and stays at least 20 minutes (with teacher confirmation) and the student fails to show up, the tutor is still eligible to receive the expected hours, as long as the proper hour sheet is turned in on time.

    Tutor Guidelines

    In order to increase effectiveness of the tutors, here are three guidelines, which tutors are encouraged to follow.

    1. Ask more than tell
        Students should be doing the work so they can process the information at their own pace
    2. Focus on understanding, not memorizing
        Ask "how" and "why" questions that allow the student to understand the concepts and the "big picture"
    3. Always encourage students
        Remember to praise what the student is doing well, and help them improve without criticizing

            If you have any questions about the tutoring program, please e-mail one of the officers.

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