This picture was submitted by Kindergarten student, Addison.

The students at Cluster Tutoring have been sharing their personal strengths. Some have special talents that serve them well at school. Some have super sports abilities. Some flourish in the arts or have other assets. Here is the second installment of their stories: Oliver, a freshman, excels at writing and literature. As a sophomore, Jaylin… Read More

Kaden H., a fourth grader, penned this seasonal poem: Things I like about winter: Blue is in winter. My birthday is in winter. Christmas is in winter. New Years is in winter. Winter Wonderland at Navy Pier is in winter. Everything fun is in winter.  

A poem by Jaquazz M., a seventh grader, because every season is gaming season. Why Fortnite is right! Fortnite is the best I Play it all day I don’t have Time to rest I Just Play Play Play   The graphics are great The weapons are cool The Pump, I give The highest rate The… Read More

Our first ever online post comes from high school senior, Taliya, who used parts of this poem in her college essays: Dear young black girl Let me undress you Let me know you better than you do Don’t let the other people shut you down   Why don’t you show off your smile? You’re so… Read More

Desmond, a 5th grader, wrote this story about his dad. He is also good at math and computers. Recognizing this, his tutor, David B., thought Desmond would benefit from learning coding. They starting working on learning coding through using the site Studio Code (https://studio.code.org/courses). To start, it is like playing a video game. As the… Read More

The students at Cluster Tutoring have been sharing their personal strengths. Some have super sports abilities. Others have specials talents that serve them well at school. And some have other assets. Here is the first installment of their stories. Joshua T., a fifth grader, is good at many things. He likes to write realistic fiction… Read More

Mia G. is a 3rd grader who has drawn herself on the beam because she excels at gymnastics. She especially likes doing the vault. She also is a good swimmer and takes lessons for both swimming and gymnastics.

This story is written by fifth grader Joshua T.: An animal name Kwah bear went to Cluster Tutoring. His tutor’s name is Mrs. Carrie the panda. Each Thursday they do homework, read books, and play games. Each month they have more fun every Thursday. They tell stories about where we been and how they are… Read More

Interview by her tutor, Julie: Jaliyah’s favorite thing to do with family is going places like Chuckie Cheese with her little cousins and visiting people at their house. Jaliyah is good at reading and baking.  She’s working on being good at math and cheerleading.  She’s also learning new skills in her mentor program at the… Read More