{"id":7088,"date":"2021-05-09T21:27:10","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T01:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/?p=7088"},"modified":"2026-03-16T10:34:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T14:34:57","slug":"lewiston-high-school-tutoring-program-wins-statewide-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/harward\/2021\/05\/09\/lewiston-high-school-tutoring-program-wins-statewide-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Lewiston High School tutoring program wins statewide award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The partnership with Bates College was recognized this week by the Maine Campus Compact.
By Karen Kreworuka, Sun Journal<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Doug Dumont is the coordinator for the Aspirations Program at Lewiston High School. About 40 Bates College students volunteer to help LHS students through a remote tutoring program. Daryn Slover\/Sun Journal<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

LEWISTON \u2014 As high school students struggled with remote instruction this year, a partnership with Bates College gave them opportunities to get the help they needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nearly 60 Bates students have volunteered to tutor Lewiston High School students since the fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tutoring was organized by the high school\u2019s Aspirations Program, which this week was named the 2021 Community Partner of the Year by the Maine Campus Compact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The compact, housed on the University of Maine\u2019s Lewiston-Auburn College, is a statewide coalition of 17 college campuses \u2014 including Bates \u2014 whose purpose is to \u201creinvigorate the civic mission of higher education.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Community Partner of the Year Award recognizes \u201cdistinguished contributions and dedication to strengthening campuses and communities in Maine,\u201d Maine Campus Compact Executive Director Sally Slovenski said in an email interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Award recipients are credited with enhancing campus-based efforts to address vital community issues, she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Lewiston High School Aspirations program was nominated for the award by the Bates College Harward Center for Community Partnerships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe nominated the program for this statewide recognition because it not only has a sustained track record of dedicated work with students but has also been a real bright spot during the COVID pandemic,\u201d Harward Director Darby Ray said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs educators were struggling with how best to support students during a time when their lives and learning routines were profoundly affected by the pandemic, the LHS Aspirations director, Doug Dumont, jumped into action,\u201d Ray said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dumont established a remote tutoring program that offers assistance to LHS students Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Qi Schmidt, left, and Mia Brumsted are first-year student at Bates College. They volunteer to tutor Lewiston High School students remotely through the LHS Aspirations Program. Daryn Slover\/Sun Journal<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe partnership we have with Bates is getting stronger every year,\u201d Dumont said in a phone interview. \u201cIt is important to recognize that they made this partnership possible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More tutors than ever have volunteered this year, he said. \u201cThe willingness of Bates students to support LHS students is amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Though in the past Bates students were invited into the Aspirations Lab at the high school, the program has been fully remote this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That has worked well, Dumont said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBates students have been able to log on from their dorm rooms,\u201d he said. \u201cThey\u2019ve logged in even when their roommates were sleeping, whispering in the dark so they could continue to provide support and service.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bates College senior Jillian Serrano is one of about 40 Bates students who provide tutoring lessons to Lewiston High School students remotely. Daryn Slover\/Sun Journal<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Some continued to tutor from their homes all through break times, he said. \u201cIt\u2019s just been great.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dumont attributed the level of support in part to the lack of activities on campus. More students are looking for something to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe typical Bates student is eager to participate in the wider community in constructive ways \u2014 that is, to be a full member of the Lewiston-Auburn community,\u201d Ray said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most tutors are available for two hours at a time, Dumont said. High school students can log on to the videoconferencing platform Zoom and find a tutor waiting to help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe session could be very short or something a little bit more involved where students need to read something and answer questions or they need help with math,\u201d Dumont said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The program has been \u201cvery critical this year, more than any other,\u201d he said. \u201cWe realized that students were going to need support and the best way to provide support was to have additional tutors.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most LHS students attend school in person two days a week and work remotely three days. Others are getting fully remote instruction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The high school also offers remote tutoring from teachers and education technicians, who have their own online platform, Dumont said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He has directed the Aspirations Program since 2014 and has partnered with Bates since 2015, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said the tutoring site has seen 741 visits this year, though many have been repeat visitors. Lewiston High School has about 1,500 students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other Maine Campus Compact awards presented virtually April 28<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Donald Harward Faculty Award for Service-Learning Excellence:<\/strong>
\u2022 Margaret Boyle, Bowdoin College
\u2022 Jesse Minor, University of Maine at Farmington
\u2022 Pamela Morgan, University of New England<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heart and Soul Student Award:<\/strong>
\u2022 Emma Block, Bates College
\u2022 Lutie Brown, Colby College
\u2022 Dominique DiSpirito, University of Maine
\u2022 Ines Ngoga, University of Maine at Presque Isle
\u2022 Bailey West, University of Maine
\u2022 Sydney Wolf, University of New England<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Community Health Hero Student Award<\/strong>
\u2022 Caitlyn Demers, Saint Joseph\u2019s College
\u2022 Ronan Goulden, Bates College
\u2022 Kaleigh Walsh, Saint Joseph\u2019s College<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PILLARS Student Award<\/strong>
\u2022 James Kim, Colby College
\u2022 Georgia Moses, Bates College
\u2022 Alexis Raymond, University of Southern Maine
\u2022 Grant Stewart, Saint Joseph\u2019s College
\u2022 Elizabeth Sweeney, Bowdoin College
\u2022 Elizabeth Trudel, University of Southern Maine
\u2022 Samantha Wood, University of Maine at Farmington
\u2022 Will Wood, University of New England<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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