Whiz Kids is a faith-based, tutoring and mentoring program designed for 1st-4th graders in areas of high dropout rates and low socio-economic conditions in Oklahoma City. They have an amazing track record due to the one-on-one relationships they establish between a tutor and a student. After one year of tutoring, kids in the Whiz Kids program score an average of 37 points higher on state reading tests than their fellow students.

Volunteers serve one day a week for about two hours! While not designed to be an everyday program, a Whiz Kids site is a big undertaking, and it’s much more than just sitting and reading with a child once a week. Our typical Whiz Kids schedule includes free play in the gym, a meal for the kids, Bible club time and a minimum of 45 minutes of one-on-one tutoring time focused on reading.

If you’re interested or need more information, please reach out to site coordinator Makenzie Magnus at mmagnus@councilroad.org or Luke McConnell at mcconnell@councilroad.org.