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Internship: Help design materials for a Free Mentorship Program for students in low-income areas.
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We are looking for volunteers that are passionate to help make a change in the lives of students by helping them get educational opportunities. As a volunteer, you will help design material (packets, outlines) for free year-long mentorship sessions for high school students starting in 9th grade. These sessions will cover college counseling, goal setting, career planning, scholarship help, exploring majors and extracurriculars, and other topics to help students be prepared for college and make the most of their high school experience. They are targeted towards students from low-income families to help them get an equal opportunity for college-readiness and success. This is a new program and a unique opportunity for volunteers to help with the logistics and planning of a program.
Tasks
- Attend virtual weekly meetings with a group of volunteers to outline the goals and needs of the program.
- Work on outlining and creating material for year long sessions for students in high school for college planning and high school success.
- Help with logistics and planning of the program and its requirements.
- Attending or graduated from a University/College in the United States
- An understanding of the college admissions process and keys to high school success
- 3 - 5 hours a week (1 hour in group meetings and additional time outside of meetings working on material with weekly deadlines)
- Past experience with mentoring students
- Experience with educational institutions and teaching students
- Good time management skills and
- Earn community service hours for time spent working on materials and in group meetings
- Experience with creating curriculum and helping start a new program to help students in need using leadership skills, which will also look good on resumes when applying for internships and jobs.
- Potential future leadership positions may be offered, including positions on Robotics for All’s Board of Directors.
- Learn valuable leadership skills.
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About ROBOTICS FOR ALL
Location:
P.O. Box 56, PALO ALTO, CA 94302, US
Mission Statement
Mission: Robotics for All aims to inspire the next generation of students and volunteers to achieve their full potential, regardless of their background. Robotics for All strives to provide equitable educational opportunities to students of all backgrounds, particularly low income and under-represented students, with an emphasis on teaching the fields of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). The goal is to reduce the opportunity gap, allowing students to gain beneficial skills for the rest of their academic and professional careers. We believe that it is important for students to have access to a quality STEM education, regardless of socio-economic status.
Description
Founded in April 2017 and officially incorporated in July 2018, Robotics for All aims to bridge close the opportunity gap by providing equitable educational opportunities to students of all backgrounds, particularly underrepresented and underserved students. Our organization previously only provided in-person classes. In July 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we transitioned our program to an online setting and experienced breakneck growth. In just 5 months, we taught the same number of students as we did in our first 3 years of operations. Our current online classes are for K-8 grader and teach a variety of platforms including Code.org, Scratch, and Python.
Robotics for All is volunteer-based, with currently over 100 volunteers at the time of writing. Our volunteers hail from dozens of states across the United States and several other countries. We encourage you to apply to join our growing community of volunteers.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.
DATE POSTED
November 17, 2020
SKILLS
- Tutoring
- Mentoring
- Youth Services
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- The average time commitment will range from 5-10 hours/week. All activities will be conducted virtually.
- Volunteers must have graduated from high school, be current college students, or be college graduates who are familiar with the U.S. college admission process.