Meet BranchOut!'s Student Leadership Team
Last Sunday, BranchOut! hosted its first in-person leadership meeting. The event was attended by a diverse group of students excited to...
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BranchOut's Tutoring Program
BranchOut! was founded in 2015 by Veritas Education Leaders to help close the education gap between students while promoting STEM education. BranchOut! has grown from twenty student mentors to over one hundred fifty student mentors year every. Throughout the years, BranchOut! has mentored students at community centers, high schools, and family shelters in the DMV area. The program is endorsed by those such as Virginia Senator Tim Kaine and Former FCPS Board Member at Large Ryan McElveen.
BranchOut! offers a variety of tutoring services and can help with various subjects, including math (Algebra I and beyond), computer science, biology, and chemistry. If you or your school/organization would like to receive support from BranchOut!, please contact us for more information.
Questions? Contact us at velbranchout@gmail.com (we will respond within 72 hours. If you don't hear from us, please try again). Thank you!
BranchOut!'s Latest Events and News
BranchOut! in the Family: Two Sisters' Growth through Mentorship and Leadership
Roger Wang is a proud BranchOut! parent of Marina and Victoria. Marina Wang, a current Dartmouth College student, served as a...
2022 BranchOut!'s 7th Celebration Event Recap
Parents, students, and distinguished guests attended BranchOut!’s 7th anniversary on Saturday, October 15th at 7pm ET on Zoom. In this...
BranchOut! College Admission Night
BranchOut! hosted its 4th college admissions event on September 20th, where over 500 people attended this virtual event nationally....
Fall 2022 BranchOut!Picnic Recap
BranchOut! hosted a picnic to celebrate the end of a successful summer on Saturday, September 10th at the Cabin John Regional Park in...
BranchOut! Returns to FCPS Summer Credit Recovery Program
BranchOut! has been serving the Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) since the summer of 2017 by working as TAs and tutors to support...
BranchOut! 2022 Fall Picnic/Social Event!
To thank our mentors for their hard work this summer, BranchOut! is hosting a potluck-style Fall Picnic to provide a fun opportunity for...
Mentor Spotlight - Phoebe Wang
Phoebe Wang is a rising 10th grader at Dominion High School. This summer, she was a part of the BranchOut! x Pohick STEAM Program and The...
BranchOut! is Proud to Support the Howard County Public School System
This summer, BranchOut! students were hard at work, giving back to the community in Howard County, Maryland. Student were invited back to...
BranchOut! is Recognized by UCA 2022
About 15 students from BranchOut! attended the 2022 United Chinese American (UCA) Convention in DC, which took place at the Omni Shoreham...
BranchOut! is Proud to Serve the Howard County Autism Society
Mentor spotlight
BranchOut! is at the Pohick Regional Library
“They loved the friendly competition and that they could bring home their STEM creations!” “When’s the next session? My child had so much...
My Center City Public Charter Schools Experience
I specifically remember a situation with two kids. Kid A always raised his hand to answer questions, excelled at the activities, and was...
BranchOut! Celebrates 5th Year Anniversary
On Saturday, November 14th, we had our 2020 BranchOut! Celebration and Open House Event, commemorating the 5th year anniversary of...
Grit and Humility: The Key to Success
Tony Lodge shared his inspirational story from Homeless to Capitol Hill. As an aged-out foster child, Tony was homeless throughout college a
Black Lives Matter in Our Community
Recently, Black Lives Matter has been trending in the news and media. I had a simple understanding of it, but I still wasn’t confident. I...
BranchOut! Human Minds: A Crowd Full of Bystanders- The Bystander Effect and Pluralistic Ignorance
On the night of March 13th, 1964 in Queens, New York, Catherine Susan “Kitty” Genovese was murdered by Winston Moseley. Many residents...
BranchOut! Human Minds- The Mozart Effect: Should we start listening to classical music?
You probably have heard or read it somewhere, maybe from your parents, or maybe you are a parent and you’ve told your child: “listening...
BranchOut! Human Minds: Psychology of Productivity
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, thousands of schools across the globe are closed indefinitely. Children are stuck at home with online...
BranchOut! Veritas Education Leaders Provides Free Online Tutoring Services
BranchOut!, as part of Veritas Education Leaders, a non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization, has partnered with STEP Mentorship and Girls Who...
BranchOut! Innovator Places 3rd for Congressional App Challenge
On December 2nd, 2019, BranchOut!’s Innovator team won third place overall in Virginia District 10 in the Congressional App Challenge...
BranchOut! 4th Annual Celebration
Sunday, October 13th, 2019 is the fourth annual BranchOut! celebrate event. About 300 people from DC, Maryland, and Virginia gathered at...
BranchOut!—The Summer Volunteer Opportunity You’ve Been Looking For
As the school year ends, many high school students struggle to find the answer to one question of what they will do over the summer. With...
BranchOut! Taking Root in STEM Education
On June 15, 2019, BranchOut! STEM Education had its fourth annual training at the James Lee Community Center in Falls Church, Virginia....
BranchOut! DC Trash Pickup Event
On Saturday, September 14, 2019, about 40 BranchOut! student mentors and parents took part in BranchOut!'s DC National Mall trash pickup...
BranchOut! Receives Donation from MassMutual
This past summer marked the 4th year of BranchOut! STEM Education’s mentoring program, with its largest range of mentors and mentees yet,...
BranchOut! Mentors Reflect on Experiences at Patrick Henry Family Shelter
Arriving at Patrick Henry Homeless Shelter, I thought that similar to the children at the Willston Community Center, they merely came to...
BranchOut! DC Trash Pickup Event
BranchOut! will be holding a trash pickup at the DC National Mall from 9AM to 12PM on September 14th, 2019. This is another way for...
BranchOut! obtains Gold Star Group Volunteer award from the Fairfax NCS
On April 27, 2019, representatives of the Veritas Branchout! Multicultural STEM Mentoring Program accepted the Gold Star Group volunteer...
BranchOut! Interviews
As the end of the school year approaches, the BranchOut! leadership team has been interviewing new mentors in preparation for another...
United Chinese Americans National Convention
At 9:30 AM on September 29th, BranchOut members, clad in suits and dresses representative of the professionalism that they wished to...
BranchOut! STEM Night: Celebration Event & Science Fair
Come celebrate BranchOut! with us as we recap a successful summer and learn how you can get involved in this amazing opportunity to serve...
9/29 BranchOut! Presentation @ UCA Convention
BranchOut! has been invited by the United Chinese Americans, a non-profit organization that aims to empower Chinese American communities,...
First Annual BranchOut! Picnic
First Annual BranchOut! Picnic took placed on August 5, 2018 with over 60 people participating in this team building event.
BranchOut Summer Celebration!
Looking for some summer fun?! Come out to the BranchOut 2018 Summer Celebration Picnic on SUNDAY, AUGUST 5th at NOTTOWAY PARK SHELTER 1...
2018 ILF Conference and Gala: Dr. Wu Attends Prestigious Event
“Your voices count as do your visions....This evening is a wonderful occasion to recognize and celebrate the leadership and achievement...
Using MIT Scratch as a Life Lesson
7/5/18 - The penultimate day of Week 2 JLCC BranchOut! The day began with a procession of mentors giving fist bumps to the students. As...
60 Trillion Dollars Question
Today was our second day mentoring at JFK's summer school, so things were beginning to settle down a bit as both the students and...
First Day of BranchOut! 2018!
Happy First Day of BranchOut! 2018! Day one started out with a bang at the Montgomery County Public School and James Lee Community...
2018 BranchOut kicks off new summer with a training session
This past Saturday, members of the BranchOut program gathered at Pender Professional Center in Fairfax, VA for a training session....
A once in a life time experience!
Last year, I participated in the Branchout program. I was able to meet people from unique cultural backgrounds and students with...
Dr. Sharon Wu speaks about Branch Out!
Delegate Kenneth R. Plum invited Dr. Sharon Wu to his show to talk about the Branch Out! Multicultural STEM Education program. This...
McLean High School's Computer Science Honor Society Provides Mentorship Opportunity Throughout t
Starting on 11/14, current mentors or those interested in joining our program are welcome to come volunteer at the James Lee Community...
6 Students Received the Calvin J. Li Award
Congratulations to the six mentors who were chosen to receive the Calvin J. Li Award for exceptional leadership ability! Mentors were...
Students received the "US House of Representatives Certificate of Congressional Recognition&quo
On Saturday, September 30 , 2017, 21 student mentors were nominated by their peers to receive the “U.S. House of Representatives...
Mentors Describe the Time They Spent at the Patrick Henry Family Shelter
I learned that kids with different personalities respond to different languages. For example, for a particularly "rowdy" kid Abby in the...
Student Leaders at J.E.B. Stuart High School Share Their Experience
As a mentor, I needed to be more of an extrovert. Unlike the younger students I mentored previously, the students at J.E.B. Stuart were...
Shaw Campus Mentors Explain The Strategies They Used to Succeed in their Mentoring
As a mentor, I became better at talking to each student individually and explaining to them the different concepts we learned. I found...
Mentors at Congress Heights Reveal What They Learned Through Mentoring
I've learned to think on my feet better and I've gotten more comfortable interacting with the students, especially the K-4 students....
Brightwood Campus Mentors Reflect on Their Experiences
I have always thought myself as a pretty patient person, but working with groups of eight five-year-old students has really challenged...
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