SOAR - Student Opportunities for After-School Resources

SOAR is an after-school tutoring program that provides literacy support and homework help to Latina/o emergent bilingual/biliterate students in grades 3-5 by pairing them one-on-one with students from the University of Illinois. Each semester approximately 100 dedicated and enthusiastic university students from a wide variety of academic majors volunteer their time weekly to provide academic support to program participants. SOAR is a collaboration between the College of Education and the Champaign Unit 4 School District that takes place at the International Prep Academy (IPA), 1605 W. Kirby Ave., Champaign, IL 61821. The program takes place on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 2:00 pm - 3:30pm.

For more information, please contact Dr. Victor Perez at vhperez@illinois.edu