To support students who need extra help in literacy, math, science and foundational skills, the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) is partnering with tutoring companies in the community to provide free tutoring for students.

What You Need to Know

  • The WRDSB will cover the cost of tutoring services from the list of companies below, between June 13 and August 31, 2022.
  • Students in Grades K-8 are eligible for two 1-hour sessions per week.
  • Students in Grades 9-12 are eligible for two 1.5-hour sessions per week.
  • Funding for this program is limited and registration will be on a first-come basis.
  • Only current WRDSB students are eligible.
  • Students must enroll for at least 4 weeks to a maximum of 10 weeks.
  • Students must attend twice a week.
  • Students who miss more than 20% of tutoring sessions during a month will lose their spot.
  • Invoices will be submitted directly to the WRDSB.
  • Private tutors are not eligible for reimbursement.

How to Register

  • Please contact one of the tutoring companies below to enroll your child. There are both virtual and in-person options available at most locations.
  • Each service provider has a limited number of spaces available.
  • Should one company be full, parents/caregivers can contact another company.
  • To register, you must show the child’s most recent WRDSB report card, and provide the student’s OEN found in the top section of the report card.

About the Ministry of Education’s Learning Recovery Plan

This program is being offered as part of the Ministry of Education’s Learning Recovery Plan, which aims to strengthen learning recovery in language and math for the students of Ontario. Part of that plan is to provide tutoring support to students experiencing struggles in literacy, numeracy or key secondary credits.

Questions?

Please contact your school principal or Kristin Phillips at kristin_phillips@wrdsb.ca.

Tutoring Companies

All companies offer both online and in-person tutoring except for Dropkick Math Inc., which offers online only.

Company Website Contact Phone number

Oxford Learning Kitchener South

1193 Fischer Hallman Road, Unit 350, Kitchener, ON

https://www.oxfordlearning.com/locations/kitchener-south-tutoring/ 226-887-1659

Oxford Learning Waterloo

10 Fischer-Hallman Rd N, Waterloo, ON N2L2X3

https://www.oxfordlearning.com/locations/waterloo-tutoring/ 226-779-1211

Oxford Learning Centre Kitchener North

1373 Victoria Street North Kitchener, ON N2B 3R6

https://www.oxfordlearning.com/locations/kitchener-tutoring/ 226-779-6106

Oxford Learning Cambridge Hespeler

940 Jamieson Parkway, Unit B6, Cambridge, ON N3C 4N6

https://www.oxfordlearning.com/locations/tutor-hespeler/ 226-400-1894

Oxford Learning Cambridge

800 Franklin Blvd

https://www.oxfordlearning.com/locations/cambridge-tutoring/ 289-204-2249

Oxford Learning Waterloo Eastbridge

8-370 Eastbridge Blvd, Waterloo, ON, N2K 4P1

https://www.oxfordlearning.com/locations/waterloo-eastbridge-tutoring/ 226-779-0521

Prep Academy Tutors of Kitchener-Waterloo

1076 Huron Street, New Hamburg, ON N3A 3E9

https://prepacademytutors.com/location/kitchener-waterloo-and-surrounding-area-fbc/ 226-777-8864

ICAN EDUCATION WATERLOO

668 Erb St W #B6, Waterloo, ON, N2T 2Z7

www.icaneducation.ca 519-342-4933

Kumon of Waterloo-Erbsville/ Laurelwood Centre

606 Laurelwood Dr.,

Waterloo, ON N2V 0A2

https://www.kumon.com/waterloo-erbsville-laurelwood 519-577-7070

Kumon of Kitchener- Victoria/Westmount

751 Victoria Street South, Kitchener, ON

https://www.kumon.com/kitchener-victoria-westmount 519-743-2300

Kumon Math and Reading

235 Ira Needles Blvd., Kitchener, ON

https://www.kumon.com/kitchener-ira-needles-highland 519-569-0393

Kumon Math and Reading, Kitchener – Stanley Park

Hiway Centre, 1375 Weber St E Unit 108, Kitchener, ON N2A 3Y7

https://www.kumon.com/kitchener-stanley-park 519-513-2018

Kumon Can-Amera Pkwy 

500 Can-Amera Pkwy Unit C, Cambridge, ON N1T 2H2

https://www.kumon.com/cambridge-can-amera-parkway-baintree-way 226-806-1222

Kumon Cambridge South

75 Dundas Street S, Unit 4, Cambridge, ON, N1R 6G5

https://www.kumon.com/cambridge-south 519-623-5515 

Kumon Kitchener Country Hills

325 Max Becker Drive, Suite 103 Kitchener, ON

https://www.kumon.com/kitchener-country-hills 519-746-5887

TutorBright (Waterloo Region)

Online or arrange for tutoring at home or in a public place (eg library)

http://tutorbright.com/tutoring-kitchener-waterloo/ 519-804-9800 

DropKick Math Inc.

Online only

https://dropkickmath.com/school-boards/wrdsb/ info@dropkickmath.com

Scholars Education (Kitchener West)

Unit B5, 1400 Ottawa St S, Kitchener, ON N2E 4E2

www.scholarsed.com 647-576-2362

Mathnasium of Waterloo

580 Weber Street N, Waterloo, ON N2V 1K4

mathnasium.ca/waterloo 519-496-6311 

Webster Educational Services Inc.

248 Highland Rd E., Kitchener, ON N2M 3W2

Webstereducationaltutoring.ca

* specializes in students with diagnosed LD

519-580-4642

Scholars – Cambridge

400 Conestoga Blvd. -ZEHRs Plaza – Cambridge, ON N1R-7L7

https://www.scholarsed.com/locations/tutoring-cambridge 519-621-7373