About Us
Why the name Papaya?
In some Latin American countries, Papaya is used to call something easy. During her one-on-one tutoring sessions, the founder heard students refer to math tests as “Papaya” with so much confidence, so she told all of our tutors that students must feel like that every time they leave a tutoring class. Our tutors aim to simplify the hardest subjects in STEM.
Papaya (puh – pai – uh): Latin American slang to refer to something easy to solve. See also “piece of cake” or “child’s play”.
Papaya’s Story Timeline
Papaya’s philosophy is simple: “Do what you can, in your orbit, to make a difference.”
2018
Sandra LaPlante, our CEO, saw the lack of diversity in Silicon Valley.
2019
She realized that tutoring was not accessible to everyone, so she created Papaya Tutor to empower college students.
2021
She quit corporate America to fully fight for the mission.
April 2022
Officially launched K-12 tutoring in Texas. We got TEA approval and Region 20 partnership.
December 2022
January 2023
Officially launch K-12 tutoring in Kentucky.
March 2023
Started tutoring for Region 20 and approval with Region 7.
Papaya’s philosophy is simple: “Do what you can, in your orbit, to make a difference.”
Papaya’s philosophy is simple: “Do what you can, in your orbit, to make a difference.”
Sandra LaPlante, our CEO, saw the lack of diversity in Silicon Valley.
She realized that tutoring was not accessible to everyone, so she created Papaya Tutor to empower college students.
She quit corporate America to fully fight for the mission.
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Officially launched K-12 tutoring in Texas. We got TEA approval and Region 20 partnership.
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We believe that high quality tutoring should be accessible to all students regardless of their socioeconomic status, background, or native language.
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We believe that high quality tutoring should be accessible to all students regardless of their socioeconomic status, background, or native language.
Copyright © 2024 Papaya Tutor
Useful Links
We believe that high quality tutoring should be accessible to all students regardless of their socioeconomic status, background, or native language.
Copyright © 2024 Papaya Tutor