Tutoring Available

Is your child struggling with something at school? Does he or she need a tutor? Please take a look at A Basic Guide to Tutors on the DPTO’s blog (www.dptoblog.blogspot.com) for tips on deciding if your child needs a tutor, and how to evaluate the tutor you obtain.

The DPTO is pleased to provide the school community with a list of available tutoring services. Please note, the DPTO does not specifically endorse any service providers below. In fact, if you use one of the services below, please let us know about your experience!

And if you know of other good tutoring services not listed here, please send us an email (discoverypto@gmail.com) so that we can share the information with other parents. This list will be posted all year on the DPTO blog, www.dptoblog.blogspot.com (bookmark the page now to stay up to date with school and DPTO activities!).

Natalie Findley, nataliefindley@yahoo.com, 239-4625 / 9929-4430

Located in Lomas de Guijarro, near the Plaza Azul

Tutoring available 2pm-6pm Monday-Friday, and Saturdays upon arrangement

Specialties: English, all levels (including adults); K-8 – all subjects (language arts, math, algebra);

High School – English and Writing skills

Current small group classes:

English grammar, all ages – Saturday 10:30am-12:30pm

English for children, 1^st-2^nd grade – Monday-Friday 5pm-6pm

When working with younger children, Natalie uses the popular “centers” approach for interactive learning.

Clínica de Remediación y Centro de Tutorías

Nydia Barahona, 9970-9284 or 221-4574 (after 8pm).

Clinic hours are from 4pm -7:30pm, and the phone number is 221-4742.

Located on the second floor of the “Mari Tere” building, apartment 201. Heading down from the American School on Lomas de Guijarros toward Blvd. Morazan, take a left after the furniture store Elements. The first building is “Mari Tere.”

Nydia and her partner work with children kinder-6^th grade, on all subjects. They can help evaluate and provide therapy for learning disabilities such as ADHD and dyslexia. Group tutoring (max. 3 children) costs L. 150/hour and individual is L. 250/hour.

If the root cause of your child’s challenges at school might be related to an attention deficit or learning disorder, please discuss your concerns with your child’s teacher.

The Centro de Educacion Activa in Col. Los Angeles also works with children with attention deficits, hyperactivity and other problems. Their numbers are 263-0261 / 263-0357.

And for parents (or teachers) interested in learning or improving their Spanish, two options to consider are:

Private Tutor

Walter Farfan, walterfarfan@hotmail.com, 239-6873

Four years experience as a private Spanish tutor in Sweden, as well as experience as a translator and interpreter. Native Spanish speaker, also speaks English and Swedish.

Group Classes

Nydia Barahona, 9970-9284 or 221-4574 (after 8pm).

Nydia and her partner provide classes to groups of five or more. This could be a good option, for example, if five new teachers are interested in improving their Spanish!