Pass the Torch

About Our Program

Pass the Torch is a study team program that helps you earn the highest potential grade in a specific course so you can advance to the next level.

Peer-to-Peer Tutoring

Core Classes

We link students who excel in Math, Chemistry, English, English for Second-Language Learners (ESLL), Literature, Humanities and Social Sciences with students who want support in these same core classes.

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Enroll to Join

You'll be matched into one-on-one study teams consisting of a team leader (tutor) and a team member (tutee). Teams are matched according to availability, meet for the entire quarter and work together in the specific subject in which the member is enrolled. If you are ready to join, fill out the enrollment form below:

Enrollment Form

  • Pass The Torch respects your individuality.
  • Our students come from a wide variety of economic, ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
  • You work together in teams to strive for the highest possible grade for each individual member.
  • Pass the Torch founded Tutor Training to foster equity.
  • To see that every student in Pass The Torch has the opportunity of success regardless of their past educational experiences.
  • To see our students move on to higher levels of education using Pass The Torch as a stepping stone.
  • To create a place on campus of pride, respect and yes, even fun.

Teamwork •  Commitment • Communication            

Pass The Torch − with its unique one-on-one study team emphasis − has proven itself quarter after quarter to be a program that makes a difference in Foothill College students’ academic success.

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Contact Us

Pass the Torch Program

Building 3600, Office 3609
650.949.7687
passthetorch@fhda.edu

Winter Hours

Mon – Thur: 9 a.m.–5 p.m. (On Campus)
11 a.m.–5 p.m. (Online)
Fri: 11 a.m.–4 p.m. (Online only)
Closed: Holidays, Recesses & Summer

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