Making a difference in the life of a child.
Mission: To help elementary-school children enhance their academic, organizational and social skills by providing high-quality, after-school programs in Claremont Unified School District neighborhoods.
CLASP provides after-school tutoring and enrichment activities to elementary students who need extra academic support so they may gain the skills needed to be successful in the classroom. Volunteer tutors provide homework help in person at neighborhood sites for 90 minutes each day, two days a week. Transportation is provided to some of our centers. Tutors are the backbone of our CLASP programs, serving as mentors and providing a positive relationship that is as important as the academic tutoring.
As a nonprofit, nonsectarian organization, CLASP collaborates with the Claremont Unified School District and the City of Claremont, as well as many local nonprofits, local businesses, regional foundations, and individuals from the community.
The 2024-2025 CLASP year began the week of September 16. In-person sites include Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (grades 1-3), Claremont Presbyterian Church (grades 4-6), and Wheeler Park (grades 1-6). Enrichment activities will be offered on selected Fridays.
Student Quotes
Without my tutor I would probably get my homework done, but I wouldn’t understand it.
CLASP is a real life changer. Before I was in CLASP I would never do my homework but when I entered the CLASP tutoring I started doing my homework.
I love my tutor because when I come into the classroom...I am the happiest person on earth, because when I don't know how to do it, she teaches me in a way nobody else does.