Program Overview
Did You Know? That children from low-income households are up to 3 years behind children from high-income households?
TLG’s Rural Program provides free one-on-one tutoring and mentorship to primary students experiencing educational disadvantage in rural and remote Australian communities. During a one-week intensive, students participate in individually tailored tutoring while our passionate and high-achieving volunteers from metro areas encourage and promote enthusiasm about learning.
Teachers select the Australian Curriculum educational outcome that the student is struggling with and our TLG volunteers work with them throughout the week to help them achieve understanding. Volunteers work with their students for two hours each day for a week, leading to at least 10 hours of one-on-one tutoring for the program.
Rural Program Volunteers
Volunteers are recruited and trained to provide individually tailored tutoring
Volunteers prepare and provide one-on-one tutoring to each students for a full week
Impact is measured through attitudinal and academic improvements
Volunteer Impact
Volunteers also act as positive role models for their students, by forming positive relationships and exposing them to the opportunities that education can provide. Volunteers also improve in a number of ways, such as:
100%
of volunteers would recommend TLG to their friends
27%
of volunteers not studying education, would now consider teaching as a future career path
93%
of volunteers are more aware of challenges faced in low socioeconomic areas
Student Impact
Students’ outcomes are measured at the start and end of each program through outcomes testing and attitudinal surveys.
2020 results of the Rural Program show that:
94%
of students think they are better at maths
93%
of teachers observed an increase in class contributions from students
86%
of students used knowledge learned with TLG during class time
"The infusion of youthful, enthusiastic TLG volunteers and one on one tutoring really assisted students to grasp concepts and enjoy learning. Our students' enthusiasm for learning went up dramatically."
— Brian Lee, Principal, Kondinin Primary School
