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44 people are interested
Mentor High Achieving High School Students from Low Income Families to Their Dream Colleges
ORGANIZATION: Minds Matter of Seattle
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44 people are interested
As a Mentor, you have an opportunity to help Minds Matter students synthesize what they have learned in the classroom and apply it to their path to college. Mentors focus is on preparing Minds Matter mentees for success in college. This means we help students with skills gaps in math and writing, as well as work with them to build strong public speaking and critical reasoning skills.
We will be serving students for the 2024-2025 school year in person but will prioritize student and volunteer safety and comfort.
Time Commitment: 2 hours per week from September through May, including approximately three Saturday sessions per month from 12:25 pm-2:00 pm.
More detail: Two mentees are paired with 2 mentors.
Apply here: https://www.tfaforms.com/310839.
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About Minds Matter of Seattle
Location:
901 12th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122, US
Mission Statement
Minds Matter connects driven and determined students from low-income families with the people, preparation, and possibilities to succeed in college, create their future, and change the world.
Description
Minds Matter mentees are low-income, high-potential high school students. Each mentee is paired with two dedicated, college-educated mentors, who provide personalized, ongoing support over the course of three years, starting the mentee’s sophomore year. Every non-holiday Saturday during the school year, mentees attend four-hour sessions. In the mornings, test prep and writing and critical thinking instructors guide them through standardized test prep and instruction in how to write, think, and articulate themselves better. In the afternoons, the mentors arrive for two hours of mentoring, bonding, "what’s going on in the world" discussions, the "great debate" series, planning of classes and extracurricular activities, summer program and financial aid applications, college preparation, and other enrichment, college readiness, and mentoring activities. Over the summers, mentees attend academic, cultural, or leadership programs throughout the United States and the world, all funded by Minds Matter.
We will be serving students for the 2023-2024 school year in-person to prioritize student and volunteer safety and comfort.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
901 12th AveSeattle, WA 98122
DATE POSTED
January 10, 2025
SKILLS
- General Education
- Mentoring
- Literacy / Reading
- Critical Thinking
- People Skills
- Relationship Building
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 21
- Orientation or Training
- 2 hours per week, 3 weeks per month from Sep - May
- College Degree