About Us
Our mission statement:
The VCC Learning Centre provides tutoring support in the areas of study skills, math, English and sciences (biology, chemistry and physics) to review and reinforce what has been taught in class.
The Learning Centre assists VCC students in becoming competent, successful and independent learners in a respectful and positive environment.
Tutoring
Tutors can help current VCC students with their VCC coursework in math (including statistics and accounting), ESL, English and sciences (biology, chemistry and physics), study skills and resumes.
Drop by anytime your local centre is open to see a tutor - no appointment is necessary. At the Broadway campus, the tutors can help you for 10 minutes at a time. At the Downtown campus, you can drop in or make an appointment, and tutors can help you for up to 30 minutes at a time.
Before you see a tutor, please think about what you'd like help with. The tutor can help you best if you ask a specific question.
Who are the tutors?
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| Darren Darren is a math/sciences tutor. |
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Gordon Gordon is a math/sciences tutor. Remember that this is life, not heaven, you don't have to be perfect. |
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Gwen Gwen is an English/ESL tutor. She studied education at Simon Fraser University and has a BC Teachers' Certificate. As well as her 12 years as a tutor at VCC, she has taught in the public schools and at a private language school. She enjoys talking about multi-cultural traditions, education, art, dance, language learning, travel and gardening. |
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Michael Michael has been tutoring English in the Broadway Learning Centre for 18 years. He enjoys his job. He really likes talking to students about things like seasons and festivals or cultures and languages. In his free time, he usually reads, especially about languages. |
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Veronica Veronica is an English tutor at Broadway campus. She has a BA from UBC and a TESL Certificate from VCC. She has lots of experience in the VCC Learning Centres, and she enjoys helping students with their writing assignments, English questions, or language skills. |
Downtown Campus |
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Celeste Celeste is the English tutor at the downtown Learning Centre. She grew up in Alberta, is the eldest of seven, and rides her bike to work. Celeste has a B.Ed. from U.Vic. and has been tutoring at VCC for 12 years. She loves discussing life in general, and helping students with all aspects of English, study skills and resume writing. |
| Kari Kari is an English tutor at the downtown Learning Centre. |
Learning Centre Coordinator |
Graham Webber |
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Alison Woods (currently on leave) |