College Tutoring & Academic Coaching

Helping your student thrive at Western Washington University

Hawthorne Learning Solutions understands the overwhelming challenges of attending college, especially when family and other resources are out of town.

We help students transition and succeed in college, whether that’s providing students support in their first quarter or later in their time at WWU.

HLS meets one-on-one with your college student in Bellingham or remotely for content tutoring or executive function skills coaching. Our tutoring can help students thrive in English 101 or the Organic Chemistry series. Additionally, our executive function skills coaching sessions will help students self advocate with professors through email and office hours, understanding class syllabus and course expectations, use a planner and master effective study habits and time management

Our Process

Initial Registration

Together, we’ll assess your student’s strengths and challenges to develop a personalized plan

Collaborative Approach

We’ll review course materials and communicate with professors to set your student on the right path

Specialized Tutoring

Content-area experts will support your student with personalized attention to meet his or her academic needs

Regular Communication

Phone calls and texts will provide your student with additional support while email updates keep you in the loop

How We Work

In addition to our organization and academic coaching, HLS offers support for your child—providing support systems away from home so you don’t have to worry from afar. In Bellingham, we provide encouragement and support through in person or online meetings, texts and phone calls.

We also can help students arrange meetings with the counseling center on Western Washington’s campus and work with a network of local resources. We’ll make sure your child is getting the accommodations, support, and attention they need.

Expert instruction

After we’ve put support structures in place so your child can succeed, we get down to school work. Our team of specialized tutors can offer expert instruction in the most challenging college courses—from organic chemistry to calculus.

In addition to content tutoring, we also work on the foundations of college learning: note taking for classes and textbook readings, brainstorming and outlining term papers, and preparing for exams.

Our college student felt overwhelmed and disorganized before settling into several sessions with Matt at Hawthorne Learning. Her confidence has grown substantially from Fall to Spring quarter along with the use of a detailed planner. She now has routine built into her schedule. The quiz/test, writing support and overall encouragement they've provided has been invaluable for our daughter.

Noelle

My daughter was struggling to balance a full load at community college, which left her feeling discouraged and ill-equipped, until she began Executive Function Coaching with Emma. She now is gaining the skills to manage her course work, her part time job and social activities. She even needed to bump up her load to four classes this last trimester and has straight A's.

Laurie

Why HLS

We know it’s stressful when your child is struggling at school or has fallen behind, so we provide the support everyone needs. With flexible scheduling, individualized sessions, and tutors who are committed, professional, and experienced, your work with HLS will be easy to arrange and productive.

Regular communication will ensure that our work is aligned with what’s going on at the university. You’ll see your child’s confidence, happiness, and self-esteem rise as they start to feel successful!

FAQs

How often does my child meet with tutors?

Frequency and length of tutoring sessions vary but range between 1-2 times per week for 55 to 85 minutes per session.

Will my child be the same tutor each time?

We strive to pair students with the same tutor; however, schedules sometimes change and so do tutors. Our goal is a consistent match.

What happens if my child did not feel like the tutor was a good fit?

We value feedback and know that a good fit is key to successful learning. If it isn’t a good fit, please let us know and we will pair your student with a different tutor.

Where do they meet?

Tutoring sessions are at our learning center at 2110 Iron Street in Bellingham’s Sunnyland neighborhood. We also offer zoom and online sessions.

What is your cancellation policy?

All of our time is important—we value your time and ours. We request notice of change of availability or cancellations by Thursday at noon of the week prior. Cancellations and changes made after this will be charged in full. This is to avoid changes that cause work on our end and impact other families as we request time/day changes. If you are late, we will text and call you after 5 minutes. After 15 minutes, the meeting will be closed and there will be a cancellation charge.

Let's get your student started on the path to success

Contact Emma today so we can set your child up with the learning supports he or she needs to thrive.