PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
OUR PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
ALIVEducation is a provider of
supplementary educational services. Supplementary education
services include out-of-school learning support for parents
and teachers designed to enhance academic performance and
school retention. This can include tutoring and special
learning programs, but in the new Canadian context, there are
additional possibilities like familiarizing parents with the
Ontario public school system, transferring homework help
skills to parents, and providing culturally sensitive support
to families who need it.
There are
five program activities (products and services) in the
ALIVEducation program.
After
school program – this is a focused tutoring program
operating in 36 weeks of the school year. Tutoring takes place
in a small group format (up to six students) twice a week.
Groups are assembled based on similarity in age and subject.
The program is currently run in homes and community centres
that offer free space – this may be extended to other low
overhead centres. Currently the founders have two regular
centres and anticipate expanded to five over the next two
years.
March
break program – this is a one-week session that
combines academic learning, outside the classroom enrichment
and supervision for students during school break. This program
will be conducted with groups of up to 10 students by AE
teachers and community volunteers where required. By combining
the founders, other AE teachers and community volunteers up to
10 sessions can be run during the March break.
Summer
program – will include 6 one-week sessions along
the same lines as the March break program, for which students
could register for multiple weeks at a discount.
Individual tutoring – based on special needs or
requests of the AE teachers, individual programs will be
tailored in those situations where a student needs support in
a particular course. This can also be done for a small group
where the regular after school program is not appropriate to
the students’ needs.
Educational consulting and publishing – there are
several revenue streams that can be realized from the
educational material generated by the founders and teachers.
The most obvious is publishing study guides or homework aids
for the students and parents registered in the AE programs.
However, the AE founders can also provide consulting services
to school boards or organizations serving new Canadians. They
could also publish parts of their work for a lay audience,
including new Canadian parents who are looking for advice in
helping their children with homework or the school system.
Finally, they could license their program in whole or in part
to organizations serving special populations in Ottawa and
other communities, or to seed other ALIVEducation
co-operatives in other markets.
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