Who should get tutoring? Isn’t it just for people who are doing poorly in their courses?

Anyone can benefit from tutoring! Tutoring can help maintain or improve a grade as well as make the difference between passing and failing a course. It can help students ease anxiety about difficult courses, deepen understanding and retention of course content, and help develop more effective study skills.

How can a tutor help me?

Your tutor will work with you to help understand where you are having difficulty. A tutor can help you gain new perspectives on your learning by asking questions, explaining concepts in different ways, sharing examples and resources, suggesting study strategies, providing encouragement, and more.
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Whether you are a new or returning program student or interested in taking a course or two, Moraine Park has something for you!

Are you a New or Returning Program Student that hasn’t registered for spring 2018?  The time is now!
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Careers instructors from Moraine Park recently attended The National Résumé Writers’ Conference to learn leading-edge methods to better position job seekers for gaining a competitive advantage in today’s tumultuous employment environment.
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In October the Moraine Park homeschool outreach team met with Fond du Lac area homeschoolers to find out how Moraine Park can support the homeschool community.

Vice-President of Student Services, Jim Barrett, was in attendance and shared valuable information with the group.
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By providing opportunities for students to see where their future education can take them, and exposing them to new cultural activities, the EDGE (Student Support Services-TRIO) hopes to broaden students’ futures both during, and after, their time at Moraine Park.
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Internships are key to building experience for a college student. Employers are much more likely to hire someone with internship and work experience, rather than someone with a generic resume.

Here are some reasons why you should explore internships:

• To gain experience; resume booster
• Have the opportunity to watch, learn, and put new things into practice
• Build confidence
• To get a feel for different industries
• Improve your communication skills

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Lograr el sueño de un título universitario está al alcance de todos. CON EDUCACIÓN GRATUITA PARA LOS ESTUDIANTES QUE CALIFIQUEN. El Programa PROMESA de Moraine Park.

El Programa PROMESA de Moraine Park se basa en la creencia de que asistir a la Universidad, o a un Colegio Universitario Técnico, debe determinarse por el potencial de un estudiante en lugar de sus recursos financieros.

El Programa PROMESA de Moraine Park asegura que estudiantes de secundaria con el potencial para tener éxito en el siguiente nivel de sus estudios, puedan tener esa oportunidad sin tener que preocuparse por asumir la carga adicional de una deuda financiera. Proporcionando una educación universitaria gratuita, el Programa PROMESA de Moraine Park animará a más estudiantes a hacer la promesa de alcanzar su potencial.
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WHAT IF … attending college were determined by a student’s potential rather than his or her financial resources?

Well, that’s the case if you’re a high school senior living in the Moraine Park Technical College district. Moraine Park Promise scholarships allow eligible students to obtain a a college degree tuition-free!

Check this out: Moraine Park Promise program scholarships provide five semesters of FREE TUITION, plus additional services like mentoring, tutoring, assistance with financial aid filing and other support services.

Promise students agree to attend Moraine Park as a full-time student, maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher, complete eight hours of community service per semester, stay in good standing with college policies and participate in Promise program support services.

To be eligible, students must:
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Most of us, by now, have heard of or know someone that has or is homeschooling their children. But how many of us really know what that means?

Does it mean a family that is anti-social? Does it mean those children are not getting the socialization they need? Does it mean those families are “wacko” as I have heard us called?
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