Posts by Mimi Lee
Keeping the Tradition Alive!
SDRT’s Thanksgiving Feast is arguably one of the BEST events of the year because it actualizes one of SDRT’s core values: community. Imagine families of volunteers and students alike sharing…
Read MoreDifference as an Opportunity
Difference can be uncomfortable because it can spawn anxiety and fear of the unknown. One tutor named Maria was nervous about tutoring with SDRT because of the vast differences in…
Read MoreAn Artist in the Making
Alexa Lawrence has been volunteering with SDRT for over 5 years. She has made a beautiful connection with the very first students she tutored at SDRT ever–three Karen sisters. In…
Read MoreThat Family Feeling
Quality education is so much greater than books, calculators, pencils, and white boards. Quality education requires quality relationships with students because healthy relationships foster community, confidence, hope, and belonging. At…
Read MoreFighting for the Life She Wants
Francine is one of our 2020 high school graduates. One evening, she told us the story of her childhood, and it seems like an incredible tale that one would only…
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