Lahaina students in grades 3-8 receive free tutoring by volunteers through the Lahaina After School Tutor Project.

LAHAINA – The volunteers of the Lahaina After School Tutor Project are eager to begin free tutoring programs for Lahaina students in grades three through eight in September. Invitations to participate in one or more of the programs were distributed to students this week to take home to their parents and obtain approval.

The contract to enroll in any one or more of these programs must be signed by the parent and the student and returned to the student’s school site office as soon as possible.

Available spaces are limited, so acceptance into a program will be made on a “first-come, first-served” basis. Students will take home acceptance notification letters to parents by Sept. 1.

Students will be provided with instructional materials, snacks and transportation after tutoring to the Boys and Girls Club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. All of these services are provided for free thanks to generous donations from program supporters.

Contact the following school site Parent Community Networking Center facilitators for more detailed information: Claire Tillman at King Kamehameha III Elementary School, Roxanne Sininci at Princess Nahienaena Elementary School or Jayme Donez at Lahaina Intermediate School.

Tutoring begins on Sept. 14, 15, 16 and 17. The program offerings are:

Mondays – Theater Theater Maui at LIS for grades 6-8 from 2:10 to 3:10 p.m. Registration forms are available at LIS in the office.

Tuesdays – Math for grade four students at Lahainaluna High School from 2 to 3:10 p.m., and math for grades 6-8 students at LIS from 2:10 to 3:15 p.m.

Wednesdays – Reading and writing for grades three and five from 1:20 to 3 p.m. at King Kamehameha III and Princess Nahienaena Elementary, and reading/writing for LIS grades six and seven from 12:05 to 1:30 p.m.

Thursdays – English Language Learners for LIS grades 6-8 from 2:10 to 3:20 p.m.

“We look forward to another exciting and successful tutoring year,” noted Project Director Pat Endsley, who scheduled the following events:

On Monday, Aug. 31, experienced LHS math tutors will meet at 2:15 p.m. for grade four math training and refreshments in the LHS cafeteria.

On Tuesday, Sept. 1, new LHS math tutors will meet at 2:15 p.m. for grade four training and refreshments in the LHS cafeteria.

On Wednesday, Sept. 2, all LIS math, reading/writing and ELL tutors will meet for an orientation session and refreshments in the LIS library at 3 p.m.

On Thursday, Sept. 3, all King Kamehameha III Elementary and Princess Nahienaena Elementary grades three and five tutors will meet for an orientation and refreshments in the LIS library at 3 p.m.

On Tuesday, Sept. 8, parents, students and tutors will meet for an orientation session and refreshments in the Lahaina Intermediate School cafeteria from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

On Wednesday, Sept. 9, parents, students and tutors will meet for an orientation session and refreshments in the Princess Nahienaena School cafeteria from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

And on Thursday, Sept. 10, parents, students and tutors will meet for an orientation session and refreshments at King Kamehameha III School from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.