Conexiones
What is Conexiones?
Conexiones is a Tutoring Program focused on working specifically with Hispanic/Latino students who are learning English as a second language in our community. We offer a home tutoring program, where we pair tutors up and send them to work with students and their families directly at home. Tutoring consists of homework/classwork help, working on developing reading comprehension, and other help as needed depending on the individual students and their needs.
Home Visits: Volunteers go in pairs to tutor and read with Spanish and Portuguese-speaking families in their homes for about an hour a week.
Provo Peaks Elementary: Volunteers are paired with English language learners who struggle to read in English. Duties depend on the individual needs of each struggling student. Those interested in volunteering at the school can reach out to the LEAD program for more information.
How do I get involved?
BE A VOLUNTEER
Volunteer Description: Volunteers serve as tutors in a home setting. Tutoring includes but is not limited to: Helping with homework/classwork, developing reading comprehension in English, learning English vocabulary and anything else that the students need. Needs vary from student to student, and tutors are responsible for coming up with how best to serve the students and their families.
Home Tutoring: Volunteers will be paired up with a partner, and together will communicate with each individual family to schedule weekly visits. Volunteers are expected to visit at least once a week for about an hour.
How to Sign Up
Step 1
Please fill out this survey.
Step 2
Attend an orientation meeting. This meeting is online, and the information for the meeting will be sent to you after filling out the survey. Meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month at 7pm.
Step 3
Please complete a mandatory 25 minute minor protection training: If you are currently employed on BYU campus and have a workday profile, please access the training here. If you are not a BYU employee and/or do not have a workday profile please send an email to yserve@byu.edu and give them your full name, NetID, and request access to the training. You should receive an email in a few days with the link to the training.
Step 4
Please fill out this request to receive a Background Check. The background check will typically take about 1 week to be processed. Please look for an email from TrueScreen saying that it has been cleared, after which we will reach out to you with further steps. Your honor code standing will also be checked.
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I have had the opportunity to tutor two families this semester, as well as volunteering as a program director. It has been incredible to see how the Lord has seemed to stretch and slow time for me, so that I can fit in these service opportunities amidst my school and work schedule.
I am so grateful for the opportunity that Conexiones gave me to get to know and serve the family I worked with. Going to their house to read their kids or help them with their homework became the highlight of my week. It was such a nice break from school and work to just connect with this family and see how I could use the language I learned on my mission to make a difference at home. They fed us authentic Venezuelan food almost every week and I even had the privilege of being a witness for their son’s baptism when he turned eight. Thank you Conexiones for the invaluable experience!