Student Success Program
Carolina Friends School contracts with professional tutors and coaches to provide services to our students on our campus both during the school day and after school. Student Success staff members have had background checks and are experienced in their respective fields.
Support Offered By Student Success
Remedial Tutoring
- Designed to reteach material that the student did not master in class
- Involves specialized teaching methods designed to enhance understanding
- Two sessions per week recommended
Classroom Support Tutoring
- Designed to bolster the student’s understanding of current classroom instruction
- May involve extra practice or specific teaching methods
Homework Helper Tutoring
- Designed to supervise and support a child’s homework
- Academic support provided as needed
Coaching
- Designed to support the student in managing time, planning, and organizational issues
- Guides students in developing goals for completing responsibilities, both in and out of school
- Student reports daily to the coach daily on progress toward weekly goals
- Coaches meet with students once a week
Program Coordinator

Kersten Biehn
Kersten has a BA from Princeton, an MA and PhD in intellectual history from Rice, additional graduate degrees in teaching from Emory and Meredith, and a graduate certification in special education from NC State. She is passionate about celebrating neurodiversity and supporting students with disabilities. Her prior experience includes teaching at charter and independent schools in North Carolina and Texas. Over the past decade, she has held a variety of leadership positions, including Principal of Teaching and Learning and Interim Head at The Lerner School. Kersten loves spending time with friends and family, swimming (she is the assistant coach for the CFS swim team!) and sports in general, visiting the mountains and the ocean, staying engaged through community service and activism, reading and learning, and writing a science fiction novel in collaboration with her brother. She is also a Carolina Friends parent.
Meet Our Tutors and Coaches
