July 7, 2009

Champion Tutoring in Charlottesville helps students position themselves for a brighter financial future.

According to the National center for Education Statistics, the earnings of 25- to 34-year-olds who had at least a bachelor's degree increased markedly relative to the earnings of their peers who had only a high school diploma.

For 15 years, tutors at Champion Tutoring have helped students gain confidence and improve their skill sets by offering one-on-one tutoring.

Anna Patchias, owner of Champion Tutoring, says this individualized attention, coupled with the fact that Champion works closely with teachers and parents for their input, contributes to a boost in confidence within the student.

"We have students who are at all levels and needs here. Some come for remediation, but some come to maintain high grades or exceed or push themselves. It's interesting that tutoring has become a positive experience. Over the last decade, it has become something accepted and valued," said Patchias.

Those at Champion say more and more high school students are voluntarily signing up for help.

"We worked several sessions on really crafting a solid essay, and he later let us know that he got into his first choice school, and attributes his success as working on the essay as hard as he did," said Director of Education at Champion Tutoring, Danielle DeRise.

In addition to those one-on-one tutoring sessions, Champion is branching out by offering summer boot camps: a writing boot camp and a SAT boot camp. After the teacher's lectures, the students break up in one on one tutoring sessions reinforcing those lessons.

Those at Champion say they realize no one size fits all and that every student learns differently. They are hoping to change people's lives by offering an individualized, customized approach to learning.