Vancouver Homework Club Society, working at Britannia Secondary School, supports the academic, social and developmental skills of inner city high school students by providing qualified tutors; a warm, inviting supervised room for students to study after school hours; and active support and advocacy for students both in and out of school.
Founded in 2001, the Homework Club has grown to become the largest after school club at Britannia Secondary. Britannia Secondary draws its students from Vancouver's poorest neighbourhoods, including the Downtown Eastside, Strathcona and Grandview-Woodlands, neighbourhoods where poverty is endemic. The Vancouver School Board has designated 30% of the students at Britannia as having special needs. In addition, the parents of Britannia Secondary students frequently are unable to supply their children with the necessary academic, emotional and developmental supports at home. Club programming is based on the premise that these at-risk secondary students need both qualified academic tutoring and social development to succeed in school and in life after school.
We start with a warm and welcoming after school environment. We include over 50 tutors, drawn from the University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University, Frontier College and the local community, who are skilled in their subject areas. We add to this the active support and advocacy that Kim Leary, the Club coordinator, provides the students. And we top it off by awarding bursaries at the end of each academic year to Homework Club students who are continuing on to post-secondary education but might not otherwise qualify for bursaries.
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Vancouver Homework Club Society provides free tutoring to students at Britannia Secondary who need additional academic support. Our skilled tutors cover a wide range of subjects including Sciences, Humanities and Modern Languages. We also offer seminars on study habits, essay writing, and provincial exam preparation.
Vancouver Homework Club Society provides a place for students to connect with friends and with supportive adults; a place to feel safe and comfortable; and a place to receive mentoring in life skills, careers and post-secondary educational opportunities. In addition, we support students in problem solving within the school and the broader community.
Vancouver Homework Club Society provides bursaries and scholarships to support post-secondary education for students who might not otherwise qualify for financial support. Financial stress is the single most common reason vulnerable students fail at post-secondary.
Each year, Vancouver Homework Club Society presents scholarships to Homework Club students who are pursuing post-secondary education. We are pleased to acknowledge those students here!
2009/10
Arielle dela Cruz Yip
Jessie Sun
Kylie Wilson
Mark Tran
Pawan Oad
Xin Ma
2008/09
Jesse Kootenay
Kaleb Wallace Malay Shan
Robert Cruz Rohani Seddiq
2007/08
Adrian Chiu
Annie
Edward Hoang
Tommy Lim
Xin
Executive Members
Dianne Rice, Founder & Chair
Susan Evans, Vice-chair
John Fuerst, Treasurer
Andrea Digby, Secretary
General Members
Christina Schroeder
Shamir Javer
Executive Director
Kim Leary, Teacher
Andrea Digby
Jack Ball
Vancouver Homework Club Society could not exist without the generous support of the following organizations and individuals:
Vancouver Foundation
Face the World Foundation
CKNW Orphans Fund
Vancouver School Board
Bob & Judy Hagar
John Fuerst
Tutor
Without tutors there would be no Homework Club; they are our most valuable assets! We accept applications from tutors throughout the year, however, our main intake periods are in September and January. We welcome tutors of all ages and from all walks of life who are be able to demonstrate competency in the subject(s) you wish to tutor.
Volunteer
It takes many people behind the scenes as well to keep Homework Club running. If you have expertise in fundraising, web design, board of directors development, computer management, marketing, t-shirt printing or just about anything else - we would love to have you on our team!
Donate
The Vancouver Homework Club Society fundraises year round - and no contribution is too small! Your donation helps to purchase healthy snacks and drinks, supplies, and equipment; cover our overhead expenses; and provide bursaries and scholarships at the end of the academic year.
Britannia Secondary School
1001 Cotton Drive
Vancouver, BC V5T 3L4
Phone: (604) 713-8266
Mobile: (778) 885-7924
Email: britanniahomeworkclub_hotmail.com
Blog: http://britanniahomeworkclub.tumblr.com
