New Heights Program  

POWER provides a 12-week life skills program for 6th through 8th grade boys at Fortis Academy in Ypsilanti.  New Heights is made possible through a generous donation from Kiwanis of Ann Arbor. 

Program starts on April 12, 2010 from 4pm to 5:15pm at Fortis school.
The program is free and you can contact Harold Wimberly at 734-929-6905. Registration forms are available at Fortis Academy main office.

Academic Tutoring for Grades 1-12

Overview

POWER offers academic tutoring for grades K-12th on site at POWER Inc. by appointment only. Sessions are 1 hour and include any subject covered in the elementary to high school curriculum.

Please contact Carol Burrell-Jackson for more information at 734-929-6509.

Mission

It is the goal of the POWER Inc. Tutoring Program to enhance each student’s learning experience by helping them become better learners and by fostering a love of learning through enrichment activities.

Individualized tutoring, study, and homework plans are developed with the students and their parents to maximize time spent completing those tasks.

Comprehensive assessments are done to ascertain the student’s achievement level. Because each child learns differently, lessons will be presented utilizing the following learning tools:

• Hearing
• Sight
• Touch
• Movement

Input from the student is invaluable because this allows the student to become more invested in their academic success.

Philosophy

The Tutoring Program is modeled on the following basic principles:

• Reading is basic to all other learning.
• Behavior in school is directly proportionate to ability to master concepts.
• Students must be given age and developmentally appropriate learning materials.
• Subject matter must be presented in an interesting manner to foster a love of learning.
• Parent involvement is essential to student success in school.