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WCNC: A profile of ESL Teen Tutors
WCNC Charlotte on how teen volunteers are helping English learners keep up in class.
Read Full Story on WCNCThe largest peer ESL tutoring network in the U.S.
Free Multilingual Tutoring
Bilingual high school volunteers tutor English learners one-on-one, explaining schoolwork in the language they already speak at home. Every session is free.
- Schools worldwide
- 73
- Schools worldwide
- Students tutored
- 1,200+
- Students tutored
- Languages
- 25+
- Languages
Learn in your language
Pick a language to try it
Example sessionSpanish · English
Plus 17+ more languages25+
ESL Teen Tutors is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit · EIN 41-2757689
Impact
Our impact since 2024
Started by one high schooler in Charlotte, ESL Teen Tutors now runs across 73 schools around the world.
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Students tutored
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Certified tutors
Bilingual high schoolers, trained before they're matched
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Active students
Being tutored one-on-one right now
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Of families
Report that their child's grades improved
Our network
View schoolsStudents and tutors from 73 schools
From Charlotte to Lahore to Lima, and many places in between
Ardrey Kell High School
Charlotte, NC, USA
Weddington High School
Matthews, NC, USA
Socrates Academy
Matthews, NC, USA
Elon Park Elementary School
Charlotte, NC, USA
Colégio Farias Brito (Aldeota)
Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
Evergreen Valley High School
San Jose, CA, USA
Bellevue High School (or School District)
Bellevue, WA, USA
University of the People
Pasadena, CA, USA (HQ)
İzmir Atatürk High School
İzmir, Turkey
International School Lahore
Lahore, Pakistan
Glacier Peak High School
Snohomish, WA, USA
Adrian Wilcox High School
Santa Clara, CA, USA
Lambert High School
Suwanee, GA, USA
Thales Academy
Raleigh/Charlotte, NC, USA
International School of Lausanne
Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Switzerland
Deens Academy
Bangalore, India
Lightridge High School
Aldie, VA, USA
Columbia University
New York, NY, USA
PHINMA UPang College Urdaneta
Urdaneta City, Philippines
Providence High School
Charlotte, NC, USA
Briar Woods High School
Ashburn, VA, USA
School №4
Kazakhstan
Adventist School of Coqueiro
Ananindeua, Pará, Brazil
Colegio Ignacio de Loyola
Medellín, Colombia
Centro Educativo Marina Orth
Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
Community House Middle School
Charlotte, NC, USA
Socrates Academy
Matthews, NC, USA
Greengates School
Naucalpan (Mexico City), Mexico
Hickory Ridge High School
Harrisburg, NC, USA
Leon M. Goldstein High School for the Sciences
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Leigh High School
San Jose, CA, USA
University of the West of Scotland
Paisley, Scotland, UK
Pioneer High School
San Jose, CA, USA
Lakeridge High School (or Elementary)
Lake Oswego, OR or WA (Context implies West Coast)
Irvine High School
Irvine, CA, USA
Presidential School in Gulistan
Gulistan, Uzbekistan
Altiarik Specialized School
Altiarik, Uzbekistan
Edison High School
Stockton, CA, USA
Colegio Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Lima, Peru
Khwopa Secondary School
Bhaktapur, Nepal
J.S. Morton East High School
Cicero, IL, USA
Green Hope High School
Cary, NC, USA
Mirpur Cantonment Public School and College
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Colegiul Național "Emil Botta"
Adjud, Romania
Foster High School
Tukwila, WA, USA
Bindubashini Govt. Girls' High School
Tangail, Bangladesh
School №5
Kazakhstan
EDUCAÇÃO CONECTADOS
Ananindeua, Pará, Brazil
Institución U.P.E.T.
Medellín, Colombia
Marvin Ridge High School
Waxhaw, NC, USA
Socrates Academy
Matthews, NC, USA
North London Collegiate School
Edgware (London), UK
Ballantyne Ridge High School
Charlotte, NC, USA
Birikim Science School (Birikim Okullari)
Istanbul, Turkey
Colegio Mayor Secundario Presidente del Perú
Lima, Peru
Delhi Private School, Sharjah
Sharjah, UAE
Mountain House High School
Mountain House, CA, USA
SundarSTEM School
Lahore, Pakistan
Cox Mill High School
Concord, NC, USA
American Heritage Schools
Plantation / Delray Beach, FL, USA
John C. Kimball High School
Tracy, CA, USA
Meram Science High School
Konya, Turkey
Northwest Cabarrus High School
Concord, NC, USA
Motherland Secondary School
Pokhara, Nepal
Novi High School
Novi, MI, USA
Saigon South International School
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Cuthbertson High School
Waxhaw, NC, USA
Junior IDRS School
Jammu, India
The Harker School
San Jose, CA, USA
Bala Merkez Duatepe Ortaokulu
Ankara, Turkey
Steele Creek Preparatory Academy
Charlotte, NC, USA
Colegio Corazonistas
Medellín, Colombia
Colegio Parroquial San Judas Tadeo
Medellín, Colombia
Press
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Charlotte's WCNC and WSOC-TV have both covered our work.
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Getting started
How it works
Three steps, and none of them cost anything.
Request a free tutor
Grade
5th grade
Subject
Reading & Math
Home language
Spanish
Submit request
Step 1
Request a Tutor
Tell us your child's grade, the subjects they need help with, and the language they speak at home.
Request a free tutor
Grade
5th grade
Subject
Reading & Math
Home language
Spanish
Submit request
Step 2
Get Matched
We pair them with a high school tutor who speaks that language and is strong in those subjects.
Match found
Your teen tutor
High school volunteer
Speaks SpanishReadingMath
First session scheduled
Step 3
Start Learning
Sessions happen online, one-on-one, at times that work for your family.
Confidence & grades
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Get involved
Get a tutor, or become one
Families get free tutoring. Bilingual high schoolers get real teaching experience and service hours.
For families
Need a tutor?
We'll match your child with a tutor who speaks your language and understands where your family is coming from.
- Always free
- 25+ languages
- Elementary and middle school subjects
- Times that fit your schedule
- Online, from anywhere
For high schoolers
Want to tutor?
If you're a bilingual high schooler, put your languages to work helping a younger student.
- Lead your own sessions
- Earn verified service hours
- Get trained before you start
- Stand out on college applications
- Build real leadership experience
Our approach
Why it works
Kids learn faster from someone who speaks their language and remembers what it's like to be new.
Their language
Tutors explain new material in the language your child already knows.
Their background
Our tutors know what it's like to grow up between two languages.
No cost, no contracts
Free for every family, scheduled around yours.
Testimonials
What families and tutors say
From parents and tutors in the program.
“My son's French grades went from C's to A's with his tutor. The fact that they could communicate in Hindi made all the difference!”
“I love tutoring younger students! It's helped me become more confident and I'm using this experience in my college applications. Thanks ESLTT!”
“I started tutoring when I was 14 and it's been amazing! I've helped so many younger students improve their grades and confidence.”
Learn from anywhere
Online, in any time zone
Every session happens online, so families can join from anywhere and pick times that suit them.
Remote
Available Worldwide
Families join from wherever they live
All Timezones
6 Continents
Ready to get started?
Request a tutor for your child, or apply to become one. Both forms are short, and both are free.