FAQ

Yes, every session at 425 Tutoring is free. Our high-school tutors volunteer their time to help K–6 students continue and accelerate their learning.

We believe a group setting brings out the best in students. Collaborating with peers builds skills beyond Math and English, like communication and cooperation, and restores some of the social side of learning that remote schooling can miss.

All sessions are virtual, held over Zoom, Google Meet, or another online platform at the tutor’s discretion.

Sessions run one to two times a week and last an hour. Additional sessions can be requested depending on tutor availability.

425 Tutoring runs in eight-week cycles. When you sign up you’ll typically work with the same tutor for all eight weeks, then decide at the end whether to continue.

We primarily teach Math and English, and our tutors can support other school subjects too, including homework and class assignments.

Tutors usually start with a quick meeting with parents or guardians to gauge where each student is. From there they teach lessons aligned to common-core standards, with homework assigned to the family’s liking.

We use a rigorous application and interview process, evaluating benchmarks such as GPA, volunteer experience, presentation skills, and academic achievements. Every applicant also teaches a short lesson to one of our executive officers before being confirmed, so nobody meets a student without having taught in front of us first.

It’s a short lesson you teach to one of our executive officers. We give you the grade and the subject in advance, both drawn from the ones you said you want to teach, so you can prepare. It’s a conversation about how you explain things, not a test of what you know.

Yes. Tutors log every session they teach, and we can certify the total for school, scholarship, or service-award requirements. Because the hours are recorded session by session as they happen, what we certify is what actually took place.

We were founded east of Seattle, Washington, and have grown into a worldwide network of students and tutors across the United States and beyond.