The analogies are amazing... the fanfare is flattering. Read on to learn more about The House.
April 2019
Glencoe's new tutoring lounge caters to tweens and teens looking for a supportive space to study in style.
The Giboris are experimenting with a groundbreaking new concept: a tutoring lounge. The monthly membership provides unlimited access to the space and on-demand help from roaming tutors. Should they need more help, kids can request a private session and charge it to their account. The hip space intentionally feels like a home away from home with spaces for kids to study together or in solitude.
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Gil Gibori, founder and CEO of The House, feels his tutoring lounge provides kids not only academic services but important social and emotional support. “Today’s students suffer from much higher incidence of stress, anxiety and depression produced by a much more intense school and social environment, he says. “Tutoring firms, such as ours, participate as critical pieces of the community of child wellness professionals, which include neuropsychologists, therapists, psychiatrists and, of course, educators.”
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March 2019
...The House, a learning space in Glencoe, Ill. It is a space with deep intentional design that is looking to step into this gap. It is a solution that can support families and communities by disrupting the traditions of the normal learning model.
Designed with precision, this tutoring lounge allows middle and high school students the space that they need for connection, reorientation and reinvigoration with their learning. “We have members that are getting excited about learning again,” says founder Gil Gibori.
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February 2019
The general consensus is once kids hit about 3rd grade, with words like Common Core buzzing about, parents are maxed out on the know-how for assisting with homework. Embarrassing as that may be, The House in Glencoe has set out to introduce families to a brand new, parent-free approach to tutoring. This student-focused, lounge concept gives kids the educational assist they need, while also addressing their social-emotional need for peer connection.
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December 2018
Say hello to the new kid on the block.
As of December 1st, The House, a first-of-its-kind tutoring lounge is open for students in downtown Glencoe.
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January 2019
When Gil Gibori searches for an analogy to describe the model behind his new premium tutoring center, The House, he’s apt to touch on a few big names, including WeWork, the Apple Genius Bar and, perhaps most unusually, the premium grocer Whole Foods.
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October 2018
The owners of a Northfield-based tutoring company are hoping to open a storefront business in downtown Highland Park that functions as a teen hangout — a place where young people can socialize, eat, collaborate with peers on projects and purchase academic tutoring and support services.
“I think he has his fingers on the pulse of what the parents and students want,”...
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