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CLOUT — Coalition for Learning Opportunities and United Tutors Program

An After-School Reading and Hands-On Science Program for Fourth Grade Students

Photo of a student and CLOUT tutor young girls sitting at a table reading from a book about science.

The Coalition for Learning Opportunities and United Tutors (CLOUT) Program is a science literacy program that assists fourth grade students attending Colorado Front Range area schools in raising their science reading skills. Volunteers provide "one-on-one" tutoring experience to students on a weekly basis throughout the school year.

The intent of CLOUT is to combine topical reading with related hands-on activities promoting renewable energy and energy efficiency to help improve student reading-comprehension and sustain their reading progress and interest.

Examples of CLOUT activities include:

  • Electrolysis
  • Potato Power
  • Electromagnetism
  • Fermentation
  • Solar Ovens & Beads
  • Wind Towers.

Contact

For additional information about CLOUT or to volunteer, contact Marcus Giron, 303-275-3047.