The Boston Refugee Youth Enrichment is dedicated to helping immigrant and refugee children adapt and flourish in an environment which offers them few resources. Our children, ages 6-16, live in Dorchester, where there is a large Vietnamese immigrant population. BRYE strives to meet the needs of the community through tutoring and mentoring programs.

The BRYE Tutoring program, founded in 1987, strives to give BRYE children a foothold in America through instruction in the English language. By fostering a close, mentoring relationship between tutor and tutee, BRYE Tutoring is dedicated to bridging the cultural barrier not only through knowledge of language, but also by inspiring confidence and increasing self-esteem through a solid friendship. Tutors do not have to know any foreign language to be in the program. BRYE's selective application process chooses highly dedicated, outstanding tutors who devote Monday or Thursday (or both!), from 3:30-6:15 pm (including travel time), to tutoring. Tutors create their own curriculum tailored to their individual student, ages 6-12. BRYE Tutoring also takes two field trips and one home visit per semester. The home visit is a unique opportunity to meet your tutee's family and see his or her home environment.

Contact Hanna Melnick (hmelnick@fas) or Tiffany Niver (niver@fas) for an application or with questions.

BRYE Tutoring is currently looking for a Monday tutor. We also encourage applicants for the Spring 2006 semester.

BRYE Tutoring runs from 3:30 until 6:15 on Mondays and Thursdays. Tutors can choose to tutor one or both days. Other time committments include the two fieldtrips, on weekends.

Downloads:
1. Brochure (7.5 mB)
2. Application