STAIR Tutoring is a 10-week-long, semester-based after-school program that offers free reading tutoring for 2nd and 3rd graders in New Orleans.

STAIR offers both In-Person Tutoring and virtual tutoring Monday through Thursday at either 4:30-5:30 or 5:30-6:30 p.m. Tutoring lasts 1 hour.

*In-person students must be enrolled at the in-person school site. At this time, our in-person partner sites include:

• Martin Berhman Elementary - Algiers Point, Westbank - Tuesdays 4:00-5:00 PM

• YACS Lawrence D. Crocker - Uptown - Wednesdays 3:15-4:15 PM

• Audubon Charter - Gentilly - Thursdays 4:00-5:15 PM

• Audubon Charter - Uptown - Thursdays 4:00-5:15 PM

• Morris Jeff Community School - Mid-City - Thursdays 3:45-5:00 PM

*For students enrolled at non-partner schools, below are two new in-person options:

• Loyola University - Uptown - Mondays 5-6 PM

• STAIR Office - Uptown - Saturdays 10-11 AM (time subject to change!)

During the program, STAIR students will receive:

• One-on-one, 60-minute virtual or in-person tutoring sessions once a week

• 10 books to help build your child’s home library

• A creative writing journal with weekly assignments 

To be considered for STAIR’s Spring 2027 Program, a child must meet the following requirements:

• Enrolled in 2nd or 3rd grade in a public school for the 2026-2027 school year

• Complete an online application form

• Testing below benchmark on DIBELS or standardized test scores. Please submit the most recent student scores to program@stairnola.org upon completing the application.

• For virtual tutoring, the student will need access to the internet and a desktop computer, laptop, iPad, or tablet with a camera, and must live within the greater New Orleans area to participate.

• For in-person tutoring, the student needs to be attending one of the schools listed above. If the student does not attend any, please apply for the Loyola site, STAIR Office site, and/or virtual tutoring only.

  STAIR provides all materials and all books required to participate.

Please call or text us on our Office Cell at 504.202.8187!