Tower Learning Center

1. What is Paly’s Student Wellness Program?

 

Paly’s Student Wellness Program is a three-tiered program that involves the Paly Wellness Center & Therapists, School Health Technician, and our new Tower Learning Center.

 

2. What is the purpose of Paly’s Student Wellness Program?
 

Paly hopes to address the byproducts of being a student in a rigorous, high-pressure environment by providing support systems focusing on mental health and wellness (Wellness Center, Student and Family Engagement), physical wellness (Health Program), and academic wellness (Tower Learning Center, Student and Family Engagement).

 

3. What do you mean by an “intentional” environment?

 

The TLC hopes to give students a space to grow introspectively, developing healthy work habits and discovering who they are as learners. Students will work with tutors to set and achieve short-term goals, develop skills for learning and self-reflection, and use their time productively within the session, ultimately straying away from the habit of using resources just to complete a homework assignment or study for a test the day before. 

 

The ideals of the Paly ARC (Academic Resource Center) and Peer Tutoring Center help us lay out the groundwork for our tutoring component. However, we hope to build upon this foundation, adding additional elements, such as mentoring, multi-week goal and progress monitoring, and skill-building. 

 

We want to make the TLC a beneficial resource to everyone in the Paly community including, but not limited to, our students, parents, teachers, counselors, Wellness staff, and coaches to help support our students and address their diverse needs. 

 

4. How do I sign up to be a peer tutor as a Paly student? 

Scan the QR Code or click here to fill out the Tutor Interest Form. 

 

 

5. How do I sign up to be tutored at the TLC? 

Scan the QR code or click here to fill out the Scholar Interest Form. 

 

 

6. How can I help as an adult volunteer? 

Scan the QR code or click here to fill out the Adult Volunteer Interest Form.

 

Phase 1: Building the Foundation 

• Finding ways to address current areas of student need
• Interviewing and training tutors (peer tutors and adult volunteers) 
• Setting expectations for tutors and scholars
• Maximizing resources to help launch and build the center well 

 

Phase 2: Soft-Launch Opening with 1:1 Tutoring 

• Appointment-based
• Consistent tutor-scholar pairings 

Phase 3: Group Tutoring and Drop-In Tutoring

• Appointment-based and drop-in sessions
• Tutoring in small groups (1:2 or 1:3 ratios) 

Phase 4: Workshops and Topic Sessions 

• Hosting Student Success Labs (skill-building workshops)
• Hosting Mastery Workshops (review sessions) for specific courses (e.g., Solving Systems of Equations Review Session)
• Bringing in guest speakers (professionals, Paly alumni, etc.) to share about topics, skills, experiences

Right now, the TLC is in Phase 1. We’re finalizing our sign up, check in, check out processes and are currently interviewing tutors who share the vision that Paly has for the TLC.  

 

We’re still looking for adult volunteers to help us tutor and mentor students as well as book donations to fill our shelves! 

Adult Volunteers: anyone who has graduated high school and is interested in helping tutor and mentor 1:1 or in small groups (1:2 or 1:3 ratios), guiding our students to view learning as a life-long process that’s sparked by curiosity about the world around us.