THE BARBARA WELCH LEARNING ENRICHMENT CENTER
 Dedicated in 2003, the Welch Center is named for Barbara Welch, long-time educator at Mother Guerin High School. The Center, which is available to all students and faculty, promotes the spirit of academic excellence and unfailing generosity so evident in Ms. Welch’s character. As a member of the Mother Guerin community for 32 years, she fostered a love of learning and a quest for excellence.
The Barbara Welch Learning Enrichment Center exemplifies Guerin Prep’s commitment to a college-preparatory curriculum, while meeting the needs of each individual student.
The center has a two-fold focus in that it provides opportunities for Guerin Prep students to maximize their high school academic performance and enhance their social skills in preparation for success in college, career and life. But the Welch Center also supports faculty members in their professional development and their continued implementation of innovative teaching strategies.
HOW THE CENTER WORKS
The center is located in Room 213 of Guerin Prep and is open from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Students are invited to use the Center before school, during their lunch period and during study periods. The Center encourages individual and group study. Each student must have a directed goal to participate in any of the programs offered by the Center. Interested students must report to the Center before the bell, whether they are coming from study or lunch. It is recommended that students who need a tutor in a specific academic area confer with the director of the Welch Center before the scheduled time period.
OPEN TO ALL GUERIN PREP STUDENTS
The Welch Center welcomes all students, offering individual help from writing college essays to preparing for a difficult test to developing better reading skills. All students are encouraged to visit the Center and take advantage of its formal programs and informal opportunities to enhance their academic experience at Guerin. Individual tutoring on a short or long-term basis is available from certified teachers, our reading specialist and student peer tutors.
CHECK OUT THESE "STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS" (READ MORE)
Below, specific programs available through the Barbara Welch Learning Enrichment Center are described:
SULLIVAN PROGRAM
The Sullivan Program is a developmental education program for students needing
to build the academic skills to succeed in Guerin’s college prep curriculum and
post-secondary education.
STUDENT SERVICES
The Welch Center is a self-paced learning center that offers assistance to Guerin Prep students who wish to improve their high school academic performance in preparation for success in college and career. Services include:
ASSISTANCE WITH TEST PREPARATION
ACT, PSAT, class exam prep, essay questions, test taking skills
COLLEGE APPLICATIONS
Essay writing
STUDY SERVICES
PEER TUTORS (read more)
GROUP STUDY SESSIONS (read more)
Faculty tutors also available by appointment
Assistance is also available with time management, test taking strategies, stress-reducing strategies, note-taking, research skills
FRESHMAN STUDY SKILLS (read more)
USE OF COMPUTER SOFTWARE (read more)
ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES (read more)
Career and college speakers are available from time to time
SUPPORT/DEVELOPMENT SERVICES (read more)
Assistance to parents, staff and community members who wish to explore and broaden skills and techniques for success
SPECIAL SERVICES
SPECIAL SERVICES ARE OFFERED IN COLLABORATION WITH LASEC (read more about services for students with IEPs, ISP, CEP or 504 Plan)
Contact us about learning disabilities or English as a Second Language
THE WELCH CENTER STAFF
Tracy Hannon, Co-Director
Ms. Hannon, direcor of the Barbara Welch Learning Enrichment Center, was one of the founding co-directors of the Center, having served since the Center opened in 2002.
Her teaching career began at Mother Guerin; she was a student teacher in the English Department in the fall of 1999 and was hired full-time in the spring. Ms. Hannon received a B.A. in Teaching of English from the University of Illinois at Chicago. In December 2004, she graduated from Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, with a M.A. in Special Education.
In addition to her duties in the Welch Center, Ms. Hannon teaches Freshman English and Great British Writers.
Melinda Meo, Lead Tutor Moderator
Ms. Meo teaches pre-Algebra and General Geometry in addition to serving as moderator fo rthe peer tutoring program for rthe Welch Center. She has a bachelor of arts and siciences with a concentration in math and science from National Lewis University, 1984, and is a 2009 master of arts candidate concentrating in teacher leadership at North Park University.
Ms. Meo began teaching at Mother Guerin in the math department in 1984. She teaches the math section of the Freshman Experience at Guerin during the summer.
Ms. Meo created and implemented the LEAD peer tutoring program with Mrs. Eileen Shea Durkin and Ms. Tracy Hannon in 2000.
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