Awards & Recognition
At Opportutoring, all of our volunteers are driven by a strong motivation to create positive structural change. OT's successes are a testament to our people and the valuable connections that have been built in forming our community.
Founders and Coders: Tech for Better
September, 2020
Opportutoring London pitched to programming bootcamp Founders and Coders, with an innovative solution to digitise crowdsourcing in the Education sector.
We were invited as one of four social impact organisations to work with developers as part of their Tech for Better programme in producing a Progressive Web Application that aims to improve the delivery of English language teaching. We are proud to have produced a fantastic product for our tutors.
A huge thanks to FAC’s Gregor Thomson and Jack Heriz-Smith, and to our developers: Aishah Omar, Azizi Adeyemo, Jihyun Jang, and Lisa Cernilogar.
The Avmor Prize for Social Responsibility
April, 2018
This prize was established in 2003 through the generosity of Mr. Avrum Morrow for students who focus their efforts on social responsibility. It is awarded by the McGill Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship at the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University.
Opportutoring was awarded the prize along with CA$1,900, for its strong not-for-profit business model.
Murdoch Family Initiative Award
April, 2018
This award was established by Neil Murdoch and Gisele Murdoch to encourage students to be creative and entrepreneurial in taking the initiative to gain practical experience during their studies.
Opportutoring was the recipient of the 2018 Murdoch Family Initiative Award and prize of CA$6,000 having been selected by the Director of McGill’s Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship.
