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Leviana Coccia
Last year, 120 secondary school students in total attended the Homework Club.
Raynika Awotwi
StatsCan says 38 per cent of adults were at a healthy weight from 2007-2009.
attend the Homework Club at a time, and introduced a waiting list. Though the majority of these students were coming from local schools, the club does not exclude all other high school students. A mother called me and said her kids wanted to attend the Homework Club even though it was not offered with their high school. So, we allowed them to come as long as they provided their own transportation, Krishnamoorthy says. Tinker calls the program unique as it really takes students out of their secondary school [environment] to Humber to inspire them about post-secondary education. A student from West Humber says she wants to go to Humber after high school and then continue her journey to university: I want to become a teacher so I can help people like peer tutors help me. To ensure students are ready to study on full stomachs, Humber Food Services prepares fruit, brownies, chips, and fluids. [The students] are a very good group. Theyre polite and never complain about anything, saysCarlos Pineda, Humber Food Services. Rumours state students who attend the Homework Club often
have their first meal of the day there but Tinker notes students attending the club come from mixed financial backgrounds. Kyritsis says the club shows others what we take for granted. I think its heart-wrenching to hear the stories [some of] these kids go through. Its not uncommon for some of these kids to know someone who [has] been shot. He adds, somebody who is coming for extra help shows that they are willing to do well. Giving help to anybody shouldnt be about judging the circumstances that have led them to needing help. High school students attending the club say they feel strongly about the clubs will to assist them academically and to better their future. I think that the Homework Club is a very good program because it helps kids who usually cant get their homework done. They feed you here [too]. Plus, the tutors are very nice, a Grade 10 student from West Humber explains. The Homework Club is held in H416 every Wednesday evening. Students at GH and Humber interested in Peer Tutoring can visit http://studentservices.humber.ca/peertutor/ to learn more.