Summer Literacy Tutoring and Jump Start Literacy Camps - East Side Learning Center
290 Arundel Street, Saint Paul, MN 55103
Eligibility
An East Side Learning Center student, a student at a host school, or a child who lives in the Saint Paul Public School District to qualify for certain camps; there may be grade requirements depending on the location and services offered
Required documents
Call for information
Hours
Vary
Languages
Somali, Karen, Hmong, Spanish
Interpretation services
Interpreters available
Application process
Call for application
Fees
None for qualifying families
Service area
Hennepin County, MN
Saint Paul, MN
Other Information
Languages
- Spanish
- Somali
- Hmong
Program Fees
- No Fee
Provides camps and tutoring for literacy during summer school months in partnership with host schools and the school district. Generally, offers two camps open to all ESLC students at all sites and the students attending the host school. Grade-level tutoring and camps vary by location, and locations may change each summer.The program includes one-on-one reading tutoring, reader's theatre, literacy games, and activities. Tutors use strengths-based approaches that incorporate a deep respect for each child as a person, and for the child's family, culture, and language. Children and family members work together on foundational skills, such as letter recognition, decoding, and sight word vocabulary.
Last Assured
12/15/2025
What's Here
Providing organization
East Side Learning Center
Partnering with parents and teachers, ESLC trained volunteers provide one-on-one reading tutoring for children in grades pre-kindergarten - 3rd. The goals of the program are to ensure that each child reads with pride and joy at grade level by 3rd grade; each child has the opportunity to develop a caring relationship with an adult who cares about their success in school; and to include parent participation in the reading progress of their child.