Montgomery County Virtual Tutoring Project

Welcome to the MoCo Virtual Tutoring Project homepage!

We are a network of high-achieving Montgomery County high school students who aim to help elementary and middle school students adjust to and thrive in a remote learning environment. Students should not be receiving a lower quality education just because we're at home, and our goal is to give extra help to those who need it.

We have been running smoothly since September 2020 and have served over 100 elementary and middle school students from across the county. All calls are monitored by MCPS teachers.

Please click the "Sign Up" tab to join as a volunteer or sign your child up for tutoring!

Meet the Volunteers

While we have over 130 tutors involved in our program, these are just a few of our wonderful high school volunteers! We always welcome more qualified high school students to join our team and earn SSL hours.

Marley Pinsky

Marley is a sophomore at Clarksburg High School and the founder of the MoCo Virtual Tutoring Project. She is a straight-A, AP/Honors student who has founded two other student organizations. She has many years of experience working with kids at her family's summer camp. She loves running this program and is so happy to support many students!

Norah D'Cruze

Norah is a junior at Clarksburg High School and a Co-Manager President of the MoCo Virtual Tutoring Project. She loves getting to connect with and serve so many students all over the county! Norah also is an avid advocate to her county and represents her peers as a member of county and state student government.

Alyssa Bass

Alyssa is a sophomore at Clarksburg High School. She has been a counselor at Brighton Woods Day Camp for 2 years and has worked with kids at her middle school's archery intramural program. She was an officer of the Rocky Hill chapter of the National Junior Honor Society and is a part of the Clarksburg Archery Club. She's had straight As since middle school and earned a 5 on the AP Government exam.

Nidhi Nagashankar

Nidhi is a sophomore at Clarksburg High School. She is an author of three novels and was one of the Relay For Life Captains from the National Junior Honors Society. Nidhi was also featured in a newspaper highlighting her passion for writing. She was awarded an English award from the 2019-2020 school year. Nidhi has experience working with children as a counselor at a local summer camp. She has also volunteered at the D.C food kitchen, participated in her school’s Red Cross club, and is an AP/Honors student.

Shirley Matos

Shirley is a senior at Clarksburg High School and has worked with children since she was in middle school. She has three younger siblings, has volunteered at her church's religious education program, and was a coach for a beginner's volleyball camp. She has been a part of her school's varsity volleyball team since her freshman year and has played club volleyball for 5 years!

Nyla Harvey

Nyla is a sophomore at Clarksburg High School. She served as the secretary of Rocky Hill's chapter of the National Junior Honor Society and averages a 4.0 GPA. Nyla loves working with kids; she has been working as a counselor at a local summer camp for the past three years and has been teaching kindergarten Sunday school at her church for the past four years. She played on the volleyball team at her school and is a member of many clubs, including Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Youth and Government.

Senaf Geleta

Senaf is a sophomore at Clarksburg High School. She is an AP/Honors student and has always had straight As. She has helped teach Sunday school since age 11 and loves working with kids. She has many volunteer hours. Senaf was also her school's freshman class treasurer and jopes to keep that role for the following school year!

Olivia Zaid

Olivi is a senior at Walter Johnson High School. She is the oldest of 11 first cousins and has helped to teach kids at her summer camp, Camp Louise, and her synagogue. She does very well in school and loves music. She plays piano, clarinet, ukulele and sings. Olivia is also the Vice President of the Youth and Government club and has been on the varsity softball team for two years. She looks forward to meeting and working with your kids!

Khang Tran

Khang is a sophomore at Clarksburg High School. He has a lot of experience with kids from tutoring at Kumon every week and volunteering at elementary summer school. He is an AP/Honors student and earned a 4.0 GPA this past school year. He served as the treasurer of the Leo Club and the communications officer for the Asian American Student Association at his school. Khang is involved with the CHS Marching Band and has been playing piano for 7 years. He is involved in many other clubs such as Red Cross Club, UNICEF and Care for Climate.

Gabby Huynh

Gabby is a sophomore at Clarksburg High School. She is an AP/Honors student and averages a 4.0 GOA. She is a part of the girls field hockey and lacrosse teams at her school. Gabby has had a lot of experience helping kids from youth groups and babysitting. She's involved with many clubs, such as the Asian American Student Association and Climate for Change.

Emi Bernal

Emi is a sophomore at Northwest High School, and is an AP/Honors student in the Ulysses research program. Emi is also in the Paws club and the swim team at her school She enjoys swimming, biking and hanging out with friends. She has also been a counselor at her church's spring break camp and a CIT at Gaithersburg camps. She hopes to help make learning fun and is excited to help tutor!

Siddhi Kacholia

Siddhi is a sophomore at Clarksburg High School. She is an AP honors student as well as a straight A student in the APPS program. She is the founder and president of the Clarksburg Charity Club. She has participated in a school tutoring club and multiple other clubs. Siddhi was also a part of her middle school's National Junior Honor Society. Additionally, she is an intern for the International Business Internship Program.

Sahana Pradeep

Sahana is a sophomore at Clarksburg High School, where she is an AP honor student in the APPS program and the Medical Pathway. She is the co-founder of the Clarksburg Charity Club and is part of many student-made clubs. She works at Best Brains Learning Center and is very experienced with kids. Sahana is taking the Global Impact Virtual Internship as well as shadowing doctors and volunteering at local hospitals.

Pujita Kellampalli

Pujita is a sophomore at Clarksburg High School, where she is an AP/Honors student with a 4.0 GPA. She is a former National Junior Honor Society member and loved fundraising for Relay for Life. She enjoys participating in school clubs such as Red Cross Club and SGA, and outside of school she loves working with kids in talent shows and cultural fests. Pujita is the oldest of many cousins, has had lots of experience babysitting, and loves working with kids!

Armand Destin

Armand is a senior at Damascus High School, where she is an AP/Honors student averaging a 4.0 GPA. She is a member of the girls soccer team as well as the Science and Math National Honors Societies. Armand is the treasurer of the Science Olympiad Club at Damascus. She was a volunteer at her Taeknwondo school for three years where she gained lots of experience working with kids. She is involved in a volunteer program for the Small Things Matter organization.

Alina Kahn

Alina is a senior at Walter Johnson High School. She's the Youth Governor of Maryland with the YMCA Youth and Government program and a lawyer for her school's mock trial team. She averages a 4.0 GPA and is an AP/Honors student. She has worked at Camp JCC as both a regular and inclusion counselor and has babysat. When not doing school, Alina loves music, baking and running. She can't wait to work with you and make this year the best it can possibly be!

Hridaya Babu

Hridaya is a freshman at Clarksburg High School. As an APPS student, she is in mostly AP/Honors classes. She was part of Rocky Hill's National Junior Honors Society and was a participant in Montgomery Blair's Women in STEM program. She has a lot of experience working with younger kids from volunteering at her local elementary school, and is very excited to tutor!

Ayesha Babar

Ayesha is a junior at Clarksburg High School. She is an AP/Honors student who has worked in many summer camps as a counselor. She is a member of many of her school's clubs, and she has experience tutoring through the Math Honors Society.

Are you an MCPS teacher? Would you like to support our program?

The MoCo Virtual Tutoring Project cannot run without teacher supervisors on each call. We are always looking for new supervisors! If you are an MCPS staff member, please consider signing up for a few dates using the SignUp Genius below.

For any questions, contact mocovirtualtutoring@gmail.com

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