Our mission at RISE is to empower students at Hamilton School to realize their full personal and academic potential by providing them with an array of targeted and thoughtful curricular and co-curricular opportunities that support the development of a growth mindset, a positive attitude, and high achievement.
Visit RISE Scholars to find out more about all the amazing opportunities for Hamilton K-8 School students.
RISE Interventional Tutoring Programs
Hamilton School offers two interventional tutoring programs: RISE in Reading and RISE in Math. The programs primarily serve 2nd and 3rd grade students who are below or far below grade level at the start of the school year. These grades are targeted because many studies show that the opportunities for students to gain proficiency in foundational reading and math skills decreases markedly after the end of 3rd grade. Tutors and school aides also utilize the RISE in Math program to work with 4th through 7th graders who are 1-4 years behind grade level in math.
Teachers see the RISE students not only making academic progress, but becoming more self-confident and more independent learners. The students regularly RUN to the RISE Clinic, saying it’s the best part of their week!
The primary elements of the programs’ success are individualized attention, specialized curricula, and ongoing tutor training/support. We pair each student with a trained and caring adult volunteer, who starts the student where they are. The tutor walks their student step-by-step through a sequenced curriculum that identifies and fills in the gaps in the student’s learning. The tutor/student pair meet one morning a week in an inviting classroom, where a trained educator provides support to the tutors and students. If you would like to join the RISE tutoring team, please contact Amy Wilcox at [email protected].