Welcome to the VTO Blog!

January 2024- Editor’s Note

Welcome to the VTO Blog! Here, we hope to share articles featuring different resources, community events, and other opportunities for growth every month. Most importantly, we aim to celebrate the love of learning that is at the heart of our organization.

Should you have any content-related questions, comments, or suggestions, please share them with me at vtocdenglish@gmail.com.

On behalf of the VTO administrative team, happy reading!

Anoushka Majumder

Curriculum Director of English

August 2025: The Magic of Reading Aloud (for All Ages!)

Whether it’s a bedtime story, a classroom read-aloud, or a student reading to their younger sibling, something magical happens when...

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July 2025: VTO’s 6th Annual Summer Program

Calling all VTO Families! We are excited to announce that our 6th annual summer program will run from Monday, July 28th, to Friday,...

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Jul 174 min read

June 2025: VTO's Creative Writing Competition (Round 2)

Hello VTO Families! We are excited to announce that we will be hosting our 2nd annual Creative Writing Competition! Students in grades...

Anoushka Majumder

Jun 292 min read

February 2025: Art Competition Workshop!

Hello VTO Families! We are excited to share that we will be hosting a virtual workshop to support students with their submissions for the...

Anoushka Majumder

Mar 41 min read

January 2025: New Year, New Mindset

As we reach February, research data has shown that more and more New Year’s Resolutions tend to fall by the wayside. Often, these...

Anoushka Majumder

Feb 22 min read

December 2024: EYH’s 2025 STEM Conference!

As 2024 draws to a close, we have one final STEM opportunity to share! Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) is hosting its annual girls-in-STEM...

Anoushka Majumder

Dec 21, 20241 min read

November 2024: VTO's Student Art Competition!

We are proud to announce our first Student Art Competition! Students in grades K-9 are invited to create and submit an original piece of...

Anoushka Majumder

Nov 30, 20242 min read

October 2024: Test-taking Strategies

Test-taking is a not-so-exciting reality of higher education. Luckily for us, there are several tricks and tips for managing time during...

Anoushka Majumder

Oct 28, 20242 min read

September 2024: Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone

The arrival of a new academic year is a time of change- new classes, teachers, schedules, and faces. Yet this uncertainty also offers...

Anoushka Majumder

Sep 23, 20241 min read

August 2024: Creative Writing Competition Results!

The moment you have been waiting for has arrived! I would like to begin by congratulating all VTO students who chose to participate in...

Anoushka Majumder

Aug 21, 20242 min read

July 2024: Introducing VTO's Summer Program!

Attention all VTO families! After extensive planning and preparation, we are proud to announce that our annual summer program this year...

Anoushka Majumder

Jul 20, 20243 min read

June 2024: Get Ready to Read!

Summer is ideal for visiting your local library or curling up with a Kindle! Reading is an excellent way to relax, unwind, fuel one’s...

Anoushka Majumder

Jun 14, 20242 min read

May 2024: VTO’s Creative Writing Competition

Calling all young writers! Looking for an opportunity to enhance your creative writing skills and share your work with the community? We...

Anoushka Majumder

May 13, 20241 min read

April 2024: Notes on Notes

Do you remember the last time you put pen to paper, trying to capture the essence of a lecture, but came away with incomplete sentences?...

Anoushka Majumder

Apr 20, 20242 min read

March 2024: Procrastination- A Breakdown

“I need to stop procrastinating.” I bet I’m not the only one who’s said that recently. Some form of procrastination- or putting things...

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Mar 11, 20242 min read

February 2024: Attention All Girls in STEM!

Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) San Diego is hosting their annual STEM Conference for Girls in grades 6-10 on Saturday, March 9th, 2024. ...

Anoushka Majumder

Feb 13, 20241 min read

January 2024: Memorization, Unpacked

Remember the last time you sat down to memorize something? You got through the first few parts, but nothing seemed to stick, so you took...

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Jan 21, 20242 min read