Archive for the ‘People & Programs’ Category

New YAP Farm manager

Our New YAPPER

The Tutorial Center is pleased to introduce you to our new YAP farm manager, Ryan Dixon. Ryan will be working with YAP leader Katherine Keys and YAP crews, interns and volunteers to establish our newest property: YAP Farm at Hiland [...]


Learning to See

The Art of Re-Engagement

As part of the credit requirements toward their high school diplomas through the High School Completion Program, Paul Secoy and Michelle Barrett are earning art credit by studying photography with professional photographer Christine Glade. “Neither student had previously given photography [...]


Katherine Keys receives award from Sunrise Family Resource Center

YAP Leader’s Positive Impact

Katherine Keys is the recipient of this year’s Community Award from The Sunrise Family Resource Center for her work with area youth through the Youth Ag Project. A partnership between The Tutorial Center, the VT Department of Labor and UVM [...]


Youth Agriculture Project Conference Presentation

Youth Ag Project Featured at National Dropout Prevention Conference

Kudos to Youth Agriculture Project staff and students! Based on a review of research-proven programs that are successful with at-risk youth, TTC was recently chosen to make a presentation about our Youth Agriculture Project at the National Dropout Prevention Conference in [...]


Youth Agriculture Projects' Swiss Chard delivery washed and chopped by Anthony Antonio

YAP Shares the Bounty

The Tutorial Center’s Youth Agriculture Project grows and harvests hundreds of pounds of organic produce: a bounty of potatoes, kale, onions, broccoli, parsley, eggplant, garlic, green beans, zucchini, tomatoes, and more. Gary Littlefield slices onions in the kitchen at Southern [...]