About the Tutoring Program
The Carnegie Center Tutoring Program is an academic program for students in grades K-12. Students are matched with a volunteer tutor to work one-on-one in reading and/or math for one hour a week. The Tutoring Program has been running since 1992. It has been named the Best Tutoring Program in Lexington by Family Magazine for multiple years. More than 1,000 students have been tutored in the program. Virtual and in person tutoring sessions are available!
School Year Tutoring: There is a non-refundable registration fee of $65.00 payable upon acceptance to the school-year tutoring program. If your child is on free/reduced lunch at school, the non-refundable fee is $5.00. School-year tutoring runs approximately from September through May.
Summer Tutoring: There is a non-refundable registration fee of $35.00 payable upon acceptance to the summer tutoring session. If your child is on free/reduced lunch at school, the non-refundable fee is $5.00. The summer tutoring session runs for 7 weeks during June and July.
Available tutoring hours are Monday-Thursday from 10:00-7:15 pm.
Only students who are Kentucky residents are eligible to participate in the tutoring program.
Tutors and students’ guardians are instructed to contact each other directly when running late or needing to reschedule a scheduled tutoring time due to travel, college spring break, sickness, etc.
Student Registration
School Year Tutoring Registration Lottery Window
The registration window for school year tutoring lottery is open August 1-31. A random lottery is used to select students for the school year. Lottery registrants are contacted with the results by late September. Students that are not selected in the lottery are placed on a waiting list. Registrations for the school year tutoring lottery are not accepted outside of the August 1–31 window.
Summer Session Tutoring Registration Lottery Window
The registration window for the summer tutoring lottery is open April 1–30. A random lottery is used to select students for the 7-week summer tutoring session. Lottery registrants are contacted with the results by mid-May. Registrations for the 7-week summer tutoring session are not accepted outside of the April 1–30 window.
There are two ways to register for the tutoring lottery:
Register By Phone: (859) 254-4175, ext. 222
Click here to register your child(ren) for the tutoring lottery.
Be a Tutor
Applications for tutoring are welcome from volunteers 16 and over. All potential tutors must apply online. Applicants who are in high school must submit a Teacher Recommendation Form. We offer in-person and virtual tutoring options.
We have two options for tutors, each of which requires a one-hour-a-week commitment:
School Year Tutoring (in person or virtual):
From approximately September through May, you would meet weekly after school with a K-12 student and help with a subject you are comfortable tutoring. Available tutoring hours are Monday–Thursday 10:00 AM–7:15 PM.
Summer Tutoring (in person or virtual):
In June and July, you would meet weekly with a K-12 student and help with a subject you are comfortable tutoring. Available hours are Monday-Thursday 10:00 AM-7:15 PM.
All tutors are required to attend a brief orientation, and a background check is required for all applicants 18 or older. For more information, email Tutoring Director Holly Farthing at holly@carnegiecenterlex.org. Holly can can be reached by phone at 859-254-4175, ext. 222.
