They work on resolving the child's most daunting problem. We don't have the children do their homework. We have them use a log book, which is used to create a bond between volunteers and teachers. In it, they write their weekly observations. Our person responsible for service quality reads all of the log books.
We help children learn by using games that were chosen following consultations with specialists, including speech language therapists. We only deal with math and French-language instruction. We have games for children from grade 1 to grade 6, in order to help them overcome difficulties in either math or French.
We also help their younger brothers and sisters. We work with an early learning expert who gives early reading and writing instruction in order to avoid future difficulties. The teachers send us their students who never speak a word of French on the weekends because their parents are allophones—they do not speak French. That way, the children can maintain what they have learned.
As for the younger children, we only take the younger brothers and sisters who come with their parents. One of our staff members creates all sorts of activities with the parents. There is a coffee corner where some parents go with the very young, and a crafts corner for those children who are not ready for proper instruction because they have to overcome repeated setbacks. Therefore, by allowing them to successfully achieve—