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A to help middle and high school students in Northeastern Pennsylvania meet their academic potential and goals.
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Meet our founder, Ava
The Study Hard Project is to level the academic playing field for middle and high school students in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
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Our tutors are students, too! Our high-school volunteers help in exchange for service credits from their schools. Our SAT prep tutors are college students, who receive a small stipend (aka, a gift card to a local business of their choice!) in return for their time and expertise. We are committed to making all members of our community feel their value from studying hard with us!
The Study Hard Project aims to benefit the tutors and the tutored, increasing academic confidence and performance for all involved. In-person sessions are supervised by adults (retired teachers, moms and dads). During Covid-19, all of our sessions are on Zoom.
About us
2020-2021 Academic Year · May 2021
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Self-Care Club
Community Service Club
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Over the past couple of years, we’ve helped hundreds of students in-person (pre-covid) and, now, online with one-on-one tutoring and homework help. Sign up and help us get to 1000!
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Tutors
We have 35 High School Students who show up to make our community great week-in and week-out, and we’re super-grateful for their service. Don’t be shy; Join us!
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Club Leaders
We have 6 High School Students who help manage our clubs and share their time and friend groups with us all the time.
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Sunday Spotlight Features
Each Sunday we shine our social media spotlight on someone in our community who has used their gifts to make our week special.
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Students
We completed two-10 session SAT Prep classes. Our students took a deep-dive into EBRW, Math and Writing for 10 weeks consecutive weeks from September through December & then, another group went March through May.
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College Application Webinars
Our students learned awesome tips for creating a stand-out college application.
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Wellness Webinars
Dr. Jill Kasper, Pediatrician, taught us how to safely socialize in the midst of a pandemic. Dr. David Palmiter, Psychologist, gave us strategies to decrease test anxiety. Maria Wolfel, registered dietician, educated us on diet culture and gave tips on how to nourish our bodies. Our attendees gave all three Saturday seminars rave reviews!
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Self-Care Club
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Lunches
When schools were closed last spring, students in our community couldn’t rely on the lunch programs in their schools. So, we made 100 lunches a week for five weeks to help our friends at United Neighborhood Centers.
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Halloween Costumes
To make this Halloween not feel as different as it was for the families that benefit from the programs at the Catherine McAuley Center, our tutors did a Halloween Costume drive in their high schools. We delivered costumes to kids in need.
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Sunday Spotlight
SAT Prep Classes
College Application Webinars
Self-Care Club
Community Service Club
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Family Members Given Christmas Gifts
We “adopted” a family of 6 from the Adopt-A-Family Christmas Program. Yep! Our community bought everything on this families’ list for Santa (and then some!), and it really made our season bright.
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Sunday Spotlight
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College Application Webinars
Self-Care Club
Community Service Club
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100 Valentines for Elderly in Nursing Homes
We partnered with Cards that Care to share all the love with people who live in nursing homes and can’t have visitors due to Covid-19.
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Boxes of Feminine Hygiene Products
We had a Period Product Drive (on my front porch!), joined forces with our friends at Spread Joy Scranton Prep and delivered massive amounts of pads and tampons to The Wright Center program for at-risk moms, The Catherine McAuley Center, and United Neighborhood Center after-school programs.
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Club Leaders
Sunday Spotlight
SAT Prep Classes
College Application Webinars
Self-Care Club
Community Service Club
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$150
in Children’s Books by Black Women Authors
donated to Crafting Chronicles Book Fair at Osterhaut Free Library.
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We read and learned about racism and the racial divide in our country. Even more, we learned how to unpack our own bias and do our part to be anti-racism advocates.
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Movie Night
We watched “Just Mercy” together online. It’s an awesome story with a bunch of important lessons for us all.
2020-2021 Academic Year
May 2021
Our report Card to Date
Study breaks
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Wellness Webinars
Dr. Jill Kasper, Pediatrician, taught us how to safely socialize in the midst of a pandemic. Dr. David Palmiter, Psychologist, gave us strategies to decrease test anxiety. Maria Wolfel, registered dietician, educated us on diet culture and gave tips on how to nourish our bodies. Our attendees gave all three Saturday seminars rave reviews!
Study breaks
1006
Boxes of Feminine Hygiene Products
We had a Period Product Drive (on my front porch!), joined forces with our friends at Spread Joy Scranton Prep and delivered massive amounts of pads and tampons to The Wright Center program for at-risk moms, The Catherine McAuley Center, and United Neighborhood Center after-school programs.
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Study Sessions
Tutoring and Homework Help
We offer middle and high school students one-one-one tutoring and homework help in a stress-free, no judgement zone, where we all benefit from studying hard together.
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Study Breaks
After-School Clubs
One of the best things about studying is the breaks! To foster the most well-rounded students, we have a bunch of clubs including a seasonal book club, a self-care club, a creativity club and a community service club allows us to feel our value today.
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Study Goals
College Prep
For students interested in college, we cover the college application process and beyond. From SAT Test Prep to College essays, our college student volunteers are here to pace and lead our High School Juniors and Seniors.
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