Supporting You and Your Student During Finals
The HC Staff and PTO are committed to supporting parents by providing information for you and your students to help prepare them for finals. Much of this is applicable year round for tests, assessments, and finals.
First, watch this video with tips on how students can be supported at home. Hinsdale Central teachers Ms. Kim, Ms. Galich, Mr. Kostro, and Ms. Ketterhagen present on the core areas of English, Math, Science, and World Languages.
Academic Resources:
1. Your student’s teacher! Find out when their free periods are or reach out via email to set-up time before or after school. Our teachers want every student to be successful and will usually go above and beyond to be accessible when a student asks for assistance
2. The Academic Resource Center (ARC) – The ARC is available for all students. Students can get help from student tutors in every subject and from HCHS math teachers. Students can stop in for homework help, review for an assessment, make corrections, brainstorm outlines for essays, proofread papers, and more. During lunch, no appointment is necessary, just stop in. Comprehensive information on other school resources can be found HERE
3. Free Community Study Events & Tutoring:
- Hinsdale Public Library has everything you need to prepare for first semester finals in December! Make sure to stop by starting on December 14th for snacks, stress busters and study spaces. NEW this year–Kick start your finals prep with free help from P.A.S.S. Peer Tutors. The Hinsdale Public Library has partnered with Hinsdale Central’s P.A.S.S. peer tutoring group to offer study sessions on Sundays, December 1st and 8th, and during finals week from December 14th through 18th. Tutors will offer help in all levels of Calculus, Trigonometry, PreCalculus, Integrated Math, Algebra, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Spanish, and World History. Visit the HPL website for more details, or sign up for a time slot here.
- Clarendon Hills Library provides CHPL card holders access to free online tutors! The expert tutors at Tutor.com can help your children work through a tough homework problem, improve their writing skills, study for a test, review a difficult concept, and more! For more information, visit https://clarendonhillslibrary.org/trending-now/289-new-service-alert-tutor-com-for-1-on-1-online-tutoring
4. Peer Tutoring
- PASS – Peer Athlete Student Scholars (P.A.S.S.) offers free study groups or one-on-one tutoring with a wide variety of student-athlete tutors that can help you manage your schoolwork and sports stress-free! We also offer a variety of times and days that work around the busy schedules of student-athletes. To sign up, fill out this form.
- Tutor Connect – Started and operated by an HCHS tutor. Find a private tutor for less than $20 an hour. All tutors are current/former Central students. Visit Tutor Connect here.
Mental Health Resources:
This is a stressful time for students. As we move into the holiday season, please remember mental health resources are available on the school website.
Social Work Department website (everything from community mental health organizations to helpful articles and resources including a fun virtual office that offers links to coping strategies, self-care tools, etc.) https://central.hinsdale86.org/student-support-resources/social-work
Hinsdale Central PTO Parent List (Angie’s List style resource where parents may read and anonymously write positive reviews regarding local support services that have been successful in handling childhood developmental, emotional, learning, and health issues)
https://hcpto.org/parent-list/
If you or your child are experiencing a mental health crisis, call or text the 24-hour Crisis Hotline at 988. The Illinois Warm Line is available for non-emergency mental health and/or substance abuse support Monday-Saturday 8 am-8 pm at 866-359-7953.