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You as a whole person are important to us.
We value and honour diversity.
We acknowledge individual learning styles and personal needs.
We care about positive experiences for our students and parents.
We strive to create convenient, enjoyable and interactive learning opportunities.
We are invested in the success of our students.
Your success is our success. We believe in you.
We value the full spectrum of knowledge and creativity.
We provide tutors who have experience in a wide variety of areas.
We value commitment to people.
We foster long-term student/tutor relationships.
We value your input.
We recognize that every student and parent have helpful ideas.
We value 100% client satisfaction.
In fact, we guarantee it.
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SHAW TV INTERVIEW
In an interview with Shaw TV, Louise Ridout shared her experience as the director of a growing Calgary-based tutoring agency EducationWise. The feature also includes interviews with parents and students that have sought tutoring support.
In the interview, Louise notes:
Teachers are not able to spend one-on-one time with that child who need something a little different, and that’s where we step in.
CALGARY TUTORS SAY DEMAND SLOWLY RETURNING FOR THEIR SERVICES
CBC reporter Lucie Edwardson recently interviewed Louise Ridout, the director of EducationWise, a tutoring company that has been operating in Calgary for nearly two decades. Some of the things Louise mentioned to her are:
Due to the pandemic, EducationWise has moved many of its services online, and is also continuing to offer in person tutoring services while following all Alberta Health guidelines. We wear masks, wash hands and sanitize and distance as much as possible after reviewing the health of participants.
EducationWise is also experimenting with different ways that we can make things work for families.
MENTORS FOR HIRE
EducationWise director Louise Ridout is interviewed by Calgary Harold’s Derek Stankey on the growth of the tutoring business in the midst of a slumping economy. Louise observes:
We’re not just trying to help a student get a good grade. We’re trying to mentor them a little bit so they feel they have a support person.
PARENTS TURNING TO TUTORS AS CLASS SIZES SWELL
In an interview with CBC News, EducationWise director Louise Ridout discusses the impact of growing class sizes on her tutoring agency. She comments on her experiences helping students who struggle to get the support they need in overfull classrooms. In her words:
Their teachers just don’t have as much time as they had for them before and that’s concerning both to the students and to their parents.