About Us
Teen Learning Wizards was formed with the idea of providing a meaningful experience for elementary and middle school student mentees and high school mentors. Core subjects such as math, science, and language arts often pose a challenge for students as they can face many roadblocks while tackling challenging homework problems and assignments. Our goal is to help these children overcome these barriers and lead them to success.
To overcome the monetary aspect of hiring a tutor, which often deters many families from seeking additional guidance, we seek to provide free support to any student who can benefit from additional tutoring. TLW serves as a tutoring resource for students, and provides additional support to teachers.
Meet the Team!
Melissa Thurman
Advisor
Owais Sayeed
Co-President and Founder
Nick Thomas
Co-President and Founder
OWAIS AND NICK co-founded Teen Learning Wizards in 2020 with the mission of serving their local community. With the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, they hope to help students overcome educational barriers and empower them in their academic journey.
Our Board of Directors play a crucial role in supporting & maintaining the infrastructure of TLW.
TLW'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS operates through 3 fundamental departments: OUTREACH, PROGRAM, and MARKETING.
Each of our Directors work hand-in-hand with our TLW staff, mentors, families, and community members in order to ensure that our organization is well-oiled and at its peak performance.
Idrees Sayeed
Director of
Program
Sona Srambickal
Director of Outreach
Isabelle Agarwal
Associate Director of Program
Led by our Directors of Outreach, our Outreach Team helps us coordinate our efforts nationwide.
Currently accepting applications for:
Director of
Outreach
ALTHOUGH TEEN LEARNING WIZARDS is based in Dallas, Texas, our Outreach Team at TLW helps us plant our roots in our surrounding communities.
With the help of our OUTREACH TEAM, TLW will be establishing upcoming chapters across the nation! Stay tuned for more information about our future plans.
We're so excited to expand our program, recognize talented leaders of our generation, and serve new communities!
Led by our Director of Program, our SPLs are the ones that work the magic behind our Learning Sessions.
AT TEEN LEARNING WIZARDS, OUR PROGRAM LEADS help us facilitate our Learning Sessions — it's thanks to them that our program is so successful!
With the assistance of our Directors, our Founders, and other members of our Executive Board, our SENIOR PROGRAM LEADS ensure that every Learning Session is manageable for our mentors & enriching for our mentees.
Above all else, our Senior Program Leads also play a key role in making our Learning Sessions accessible to our local community.
Isabelle Agarwal
Senior Program Lead (Language Arts & Social Studies)
Elizabeth Craig
Senior Program Lead (Math & Science)
Bella Evans
Senior Program Lead (Language Arts & Social Studies)
Our PLs are trained to assist in combined core subjects, including Math & Science and Language Arts & Social Studies.
Sophia Zheng
Program Lead
"When I first joined Teen Learning Wizards, I knew that I was interested in education. Being a mentor has given me so much incredible experience in that area, and I always look forward to interacting with and teaching the adorable and smart mentees before each Learning Session. I know that the skills I've learned from my time in Teen Learning Wizards will be very invaluable to me in the future, whether I am teaching/working virtually or communicating in-person. In fact, the experience I gained gave me the confidence to step out of my comfort zone and apply for an internship that involved virtual tutoring, which I have completely fallen in love with. I would not be where I am today without Teen Learning Wizards."
— Bella Evans, Language Arts & Social Studies PL
Interested in becoming a Program Lead? Click here for more information on how to join our team.
Tutoring online or in-person with a mentor who guides your child through questions and dismantles doubts.
If you are eligible, visit our Mentors page for more information on volunteering at our Learning Sessions.
Contact us for help with questions outside a Learning Session, or with questions regarding other general TLW affairs.
Our Support page also includes a brief FAQ section, but if your question is not answered there, please e-mail us.