Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cambridge

In-School Mentoring

In-School Mentoring is a fun and rewarding program. It matches a male or female volunteer (mentor) with a child (mentee) in the school environment. Building a positive, new friendship strengthens a mentee’s self-esteem and school performance, and provides a mentor with the chance to re-experience the adventures of childhood.

This program is a true cooperative effort between the local school boards and Big Brothers Big Sisters. School boards allow breaks from regular programming for children to take part. In-School Mentors can be either Student Mentors or Adult Mentors.

Adult to Child In-School Mentoring

For a variety of reasons some children may not be reaching their full potential at school. Adult mentors are for the mid-range group of children in the classroom that generally "get by" academically and socially but need an adult to take an active interest in them. Although the purpose of the child and adult relationship is friendship, one of the primary spin-offs is that children do better in school.

The success of the Big Brothers Big Sisters program is recognized coast to coast. In-School Mentoring is a modern way of delivering this traditional program. It is based on the one-on-one Big-Little relationship but minimizes the time commitment of the volunteer.

This program also offers the opportunity for mentors to volunteer as little as one hour per week, during the school year. Our mentees are both male and female students in the city’s two school boards.

Making it Happen

It's easier than you might think!
Click here for Adult ISM Mentors Application or call us today,
at 519-624-7655.
Complete the application.
Set up a meeting & bring along your completed application.
Let us do the rest.

Student Co-op In-School Mentors

In this version of In-School-Mentoring, a high school co-op student is placed in one elementary school and is matched with 6 to 8 mentees. The mentor goes to the school 4 half days a week. On the fifth day the mentor comes to the BBBS office for a "rap session" with the mentoring coordinator along with all the other mentors.

Mentors in this program are 16+ years of age. Students interested in this program must apply through their high school co-op program. This program is truly a win-win situation for the high school student and the elementary school students. Upon successful completion of the co-op term, the high school student will receive academic credit.

Making it Happen

Talk to your guidance consellor or co-op teacher about Co-op In-School Mentoring.
Find out if an information session is being held at your school or at a nearby school.
Get an application either from the information session or you co-op teacher.
Fill out the application and return it as soon as possible to your co-op teacher.


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