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

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

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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.

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Our Basic Approach

• 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.

Our Primary Goals

• 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.

Our Core Values  

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.