A Sight to Behold
Two teen Afghan girls arrived to my car wearing dresses and sandals and gasped loudly when I showed them a picture of where we headed: an ice rink. Unsure of what got…
Read MoreNot an Empty Seat!
Kids arrived earlier than they do on a school day to make sure they didn’t miss the bus last Saturday morning! With the majority having never experienced watching a movie at…
Read MoreLet’s Keep Showing Up
Though the news can be discouraging, upsetting, and even scary at times, we are confident we have the right move at this moment: Keep showing up. Because, our kids are coming in record…
Read MoreWhat a Remarkable Year!
From hiring three amazing people to being awarded three new grants for the first time to witnessing our kids grow leaps and bounds on their assessments, we have had a very fulfilling (and very full!) year.…
Read MoreMerry & Bright
Whether it was getting first dibs on the latest copy of Dog Man or enjoying a warm cup of hot cocoa, every student felt the love from SDRT this week! The Hello Kitty and Spider Man toys went first,…
Read MoreWhat Matters: Stories of Good In San Diego
It was an honor to be featured in this month’s San Diego Magazine. It wasn’t coincidental that the story about San Diego Refugee Tutoring was published under “Sacred Spaces.” At any given tutoring session, if you…
Read MoreWe Feasted!
It was a huge fanfare that included all the turkey trimmings, the most chic photo booth trailer, three craft booths, the beloved kinetic sand station and block tower and hundreds…
Read More“I LOVE my tutor! She’s the BEST!”
While it is not rare to hear that statement from a first or second grader, it is much less likely to hear it from a high school student. And those were…
Read MoreWe’re Not Scared of Preschoolers!
Last year was the first year that we enrolled such a large amount of preschool students in SDRT. If you have a toddler at home or remember parenting this age, you know…
Read MoreJust How Important is SDRT?
One timid Afghan student who has been in the US for about two years expressed herself so clearly on Saturday. She came up to the Director and exclaimed with a…
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