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In the News: Tutoring takes VIU students to Costa Rica

Zack Yim, centre, was among a group of 17 Vancouver Island University students who formed a chapter of Students Offering Support to provide tutoring help to their peers and fundraise for volunteer outreach programs in developing countries. The students raised $6,000 toward a community centre in a Costa Rican village and spent two weeks there earlier this month.Zack Yim, centre, was among a group of 17 Vancouver Island University students who formed a chapter of Students Offering Support to provide tutoring help to their peers and fundraise for volunteer outreach programs in developing countries. The students raised $6,000 toward a community centre in a Costa Rican village and spent two weeks there earlier this month.

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By Jenn McGarrigle

Nanaimo News Bulletin

A little tutoring went a long way for 17 Vancouver Island University students.

Hosting exam review sessions for peers earlier this year made possible a two-week volunteer outreach trip to central America.

It all began last fall when a group of science students decided to start a Students Offering Support chapter at the university.

Students Offering Support, or SOS for short, is a national outreach program that requires branches to organize review sessions for students before mid-terms and final exams for a $20 donation, with all proceeds going toward initiatives in developing countries. The group also organizes volunteer outreach trips.

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5/31/2012 | archive