Student Program- Moder Patsala

Student Programs

Tutoring and Homework Help

Since 2004, we have been running an After School Program for Bangladeshi American students in the West Philadelphia area in order to support students’ academic success. A number of volunteers from our community support students with their homework in various subjects. Since 2012, students from local universities and other professional educators have joined us in helping our children succeed in school. The tutoring program runs from Monday through Thursday from 4 PM to 8 PM for students in grades K-12. We are proud of the level of success achieved by this program over the past few years.

English as a Second Language Class(ESL)

English Language learners face a plethora of problems as they begin to build their new lives in a new land. Our goal is to give our students, mostly newly arrived immigrants, who have not yet acquired the required language skills to benefit fully from the instruction that they receive in school, the extra support and help they need to adjust to a new school system and a new environment.
Moder Patshala offers English as a Second Language classes for both the fall and spring semesters. Students between ages 5 to 14 years are invited to participate. The classes are led by graduate students from the University of Pennsylvania’s TESOL program.

Creative Writing Workshop

Children are naturally creative. Our goal in offering a Creative Writing workshop is to harness that ability and help children express their creative ideas through writing stories, poems, or short plays. The goal is to help immigrant students further develop their writing skills and ability to meet the demands of the school curriculum. Young students of age 8 to 13 years are invited to participate in the workshop.


Book Club
Curiosity is an intrinsic quality of humans. Our goal in setting up a Book Club is to stimulate the curiosity of young children and help them discover the wider world through books. Our book club is divided into two sections: the Advanced Book Club and the Intermediate Book Club. The Advanced Book Club is led by a professional educator and the Intermediate one is led by a student.


Indoor Game
Moder Patshala organizes indoor games for children during holidays and school break periods.