Academic Tutoring
The core activity of the Learning Center is its free tutoring and mentoring program, which is primarily for junior and senior high school students. (learn more)

Mentoring
Since 2005 mentoring has been an integral part of our methodology. The goal is to empower students from disadvantaged backgrounds and maximize their potential for a successful and fulfilling life.  (learn more)

Gender Equity 
Our commitment is to re-educate our staff and students, to deconstruct the myths and beliefs at the root of the inequities of opportunity for women. (learn more)

Computer Access and Training
For the Center’s students this program meets a basic need and is the doorway to a wider world. (learn more)

English and Intercambio
Over time, the program has expanded in size and scope and now is comprised of three parts: group classes, individual tutoring, and intercambios. (learn more)

Sustainability: Moving to New Funding Priorities 
When the Oaxaca Learning Center opened in 2005, it began receiving donations from visitors and ex-pat residents in Oaxaca who supported our mission. By 2011 the individual donor base had increased manyfold, funding both the needs of individual students and some of the operational costs of the Center. During this time, many donors were funding an individual student rather than senior staff salaries and tutor and coordinator stipends.

By 2013 it became clear that this funding of individual students was affecting our ability to finance basic operational costs, including those of senior staff and stipends to tutors and coordinators. We began discussing how best to secure the financial viability of the Learning Center and made a number of strategic decisions. (learn more)