ELI – Student Aid
ESG offers a tutoring program for the individual support of all students: ELI!
This learning initiative is based on a tutoring system, meaning older, high-performing students support small groups of younger students. A tutor will teach a group of students (group size 2-4) once a week in an offered subject (math, German, English, French). Ideally, the younger students come from the same class, or at least from the same year group.
Lessons take place after the last hour at school. The learning groups are formed once every school semester, so that each course lasts around 10 to 15 hours. The tutors are supervised by the regular subject teachers, who provide materials and offer practical assistance.
This offer is not free: the students taught (or their parents) pay 4.00 euros per hour in advance. After completing the course, the tutor receives an allowance of 11 euros per hour as well as a certificate for his work. Experiences from other schools show that this system creates an effective way of individual support.
Potential tutors receive performance incentives because good performance is a prerequisite for working as a tutor. For the supported students, the offer is available quickly, inexpensively and close to the lessons without the hassle of looking for a private teacher. Students can get together with classmates to form a small learning group and thus quickly close gaps together.
The dates for the coming school year:
- Course 2025/2026: September 22nd, 2025 – February 6th, 2026 (Registration deadline: September 12th, 2025)
- Section 2025/2026: February 23, 2026 – June 26, 2026 (Registration deadline: February 13, 2026)
If you are interested, registration forms (see below) will be handed out by your class teachers in the first few weeks of school and can also be handed in again via them.
If you are interested in working as a tutor, please fill out an application form (see below).
If you have any questions or register directly for ELI by email, please contact Mr. Rennoch (jonas.rennoch@esg.nrw.schule), who coordinates the program at ESG.
Forms:
ELI Plus
In addition to ELI, ESG has been offering another option for individual learning support since 2025:ELI Plus.
ELI Plus is the placement of tutors for individual tutoring.
This is merely an intermediary service. All details regarding payment, times, duration and content must be clarified directly with the tutors after the placement. The ESG only establishes contact with selected and qualified tutors who usually go to high school with us and have to provide proof of good grades.
A comparison:
| ELI (Organized by ESG) | ELI Plus (Mediated by ESG) |
| Group tutoring (2-4 learners) Directly after school Directly at school Close connection to lessons Guaranteed through mandatory agreements with specialist teachers Inexpensive (€4 / 60 minutes) Sustainable: Always one session per half-year Grades 5-10 | Individual tutoring (groups possible by arrangement) Flexible time Flexible location Support from the school possible Individual prices of the Tutors Start/end as required/arrangement Grades 5-12 |
Advantages of ELI Plus:
- Independent of the fixed passages of ELI
- Can be used individually, depending on your needs, even as short-term support before class work.
- Flexible in case of illness (payment usually only if lessons are given
- Tutors are selected according to the ELI standards and receive support from teachers if necessary
- Close consultations with the teaching staff possible
- Also possible for the upper level
Advantages of ELI:
- High-quality tutoring through mandatory agreements with the teaching teachers
- Directly at school after class
- Inexpensive €4/60 minutes lessons
- Lessons with friends possible to increase motivation
- For grades 5-10
