What can we help you with?

At the Tutoring Club of Jacksonville, we focus on the complete student.  We definitely help fill learning gaps and that is the foundation of our business. But we also help build a better student and a better individual.  We work on communication skills and respect, along with building self-confidence and a stronger work ethic.


Call us today at 268-8556 to discuss what is going on with your child.  We can help.  We make a difference.

I got my child's report card, and now what??

The first quarter report cards are about to come out and fear and dread are some of the emotions that many students and parents are feeling right now. If this is you, please read on. You can find relief at the Tutoring Club of Jacksonville.

There are many factors that contribute to less than acceptable grades like lack of knowledge, lack of discipline, lack of self-confidence, lack of hope, lack of a sense of urgency, and the list can go on.  In the meantime, your child struggles with homework, says they hate school, and just doesn't seem to care. What is a parent to do??

We can assure you, we are familiar with this scenario. It plays out over and over with students and parents that come to us for help.  And the best news is, we can and do help!

We will test your child to see where their strengths and weaknesses are and will then design a custom curriculum for them, based on what they need the most help on. We then fill those learning gaps while at the same time, help them with homework and teach them how to do it independently. We build confidence and self-esteem in  your child and equip them with tools to take charge of their education and learning. It's a remarkable change and one that will allow you to begin to see more good grades and offer praise and rewards!

So don't delay - get out of the rut and allow us to do what we do best!  Call us now at 268-8556 to get started so the next report card is better!

This teacher said "I don't believe in 'I can't'!"

Read this story about a teacher - a Band Director - that went an extra mile for her student.  At the Tutoring Club of Jacksonville, we know this impact that positive reinforcement, and a genuine interest in our students' lives makes.  We pulled this story from 11Alive.com:

SWANVILLE, Minn. – As his body weakened from a muscle disease, Ethan Och knew the time had come.

He told his music teacher he'd have to give up his favorite school activity.  "I was lagging behind," says Ethan. "And they were going ahead and there was no way for me to catch up with them."

His teacher, Gina Christopherson, remembers the day Ethan broke the news. "He said I really hate to do this, but I have to quit band."  If Ethan expected to ride his wheelchair into the band sunset, he picked the wrong director.  "I don't believe in 'I can't,'" says Mrs. Christopherson.

Today Ethan is back in the percussion section, drumming on an iPad hooked to an amplifier.  Mrs. Christopherson got the idea from Ethan himself, the day she saw him playing with a drum app on his smartphone.  "My first day digging through iTunes I downloaded 75 different apps," Mrs. Christopherson says.  Several of those apps are now loaded on an iPad from the school's special education department, giving Ethan an assortment of drums, cymbals and a keyboard, he plays with his fingers.

"Exactly the same as his classmates," says Mrs. Christopherson, "just a different mode."  Not all band directors felt that way. Mrs. Christopherson says it took some convincing before the Minnesota State High School League agreed that Ethan's amplified music would be allowed in band competitions.  But that was only one of the hurdles. When marching band season came Ethan cleared another, thanks to a baby stroller and a car battery that kept his amplifier powered as he rolled along with the Swanville High School band.  "I could not understand how that would work," says Ethan.  He's learned since not to doubt his music teacher. "In her mind anything's possible," he says.

That includes Ethan's upcoming bus trip to New York City with the rest of the band. To be sure, Ethan's need for 24 hour nursing care presented an obstacle, but Mrs. Christopherson wasn't going let that stand in the way either.  An online fundraiser to help cover travel expenses for two nurses raised the needed $1200 in less than a day.  "He's part of the team, you don't leave somebody behind," Mrs. Christopherson says.

Ethan's parents know few band directors would go to such lengths.  "You have those people that see barriers when they look at things, and those who see doors," says Stephanie Och, Ethan's mom.

Mrs. Christopherson sees the entire Swanville community benefiting from Ethan's iPad drumming. "It's his success and we get to celebrate it too," she says.