SmartyScholars is a nonprofit organization that spearheads research & innovation about the most effective pedagogical modalities and practices in the 21st century.
The Problem
COVID-19 has isolated middle school and high school students from authentic learning experiences with their peers. Meanwhile, research shows that students are on average 7 months behind in reading and math after the pandemic while low-income students are behind by more than a year.
We pair gifted Title 1 Middle school students with mature, ambitious high school students to work together on reading, grammar, and math on our adaptive skill-building platform, SmartyPrep.
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- Our Methodology: When paired with adaptive skill-building technology, 1-on-1 tutoring and mentorship provide the unique opportunity to integrate what you learn. Through a practice grounded in the Socratic Method spearheaded by President Ian Siegel, both tutors and students experience the benefits of a learning modality 2 standard deviations more effective than the traditional classroom. [source]
- Our Philosophy: When you learn to communicate with someone from a different walk of life, you learn to learn at your potential.
- Our Vision: Imagine a world where middle and high students amass the skills that count in the 21st century by learning from each other across socioeconomic, geographic, and cultural barriers.
Our Values
“Data-Driven”
“Sustainable”
“Results-Driven”
The Solution
Grounded in peer-reviewed research in neurology, psychology, and pedagogy, SmartyScholars’ Peer2Peer Tutoring Program provides the technological platform, training, and program implementation for high school student volunteers to perform highly effective high-dosage reading and math tutoring remotely with gifted students at Title 1 middle schools.
Our Programming
Total Value of Scholarships Awarded
The Solution
Some of our SmartyScholars Cohort Acceptances
Johns Hopkins University* (2)
University of Maryland, College Park Honors College* (2)
New York University
Lehigh University*
Rutgers University
Virginia Tech
UMBC (2)
Penn State
NC State
Williams College
Amherst College
Delaware State University
North Carolina A&T State University
University of Southern California
Howard University
Goucher College
Emerson College
The New School
Washington and Jefferson College
Wagner College
Lincoln College
Our Partners
