Mentoring, tutoring and outreach opportunities -- 2023
Volunteer Opportunities:
Homework Zone
Audience you will interact with: Elementary and Secondary Students
Description of Activity: The Homework Zone program is designed to provide elementary and high-school students with after-school homework help through one-on-one mentoring activities and group workshops.
Time Commitment: ~3 hours per week/10 weeks (2 sessions per year during the semesters)
Initiator: McGill Branches (University Wide)
Extra Info: Public transportation costs to schools can be reimbursed. Letter of attestation from the Dean for >30 hours of work. Due to restrictions from the Kahnawake Education Center, all mentors need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Timeline: Apply by Sept 15
The Tutoring Program
Audience you will interact with: High School and CEGEP Students
Description of Activity: The Branches Tutoring Program aims at providing academic and mentorship support to youth in high school and CEGEP who face socio-economic barriers to their education and are facing academic difficulties in the subjects of Math, Science, English, French, Writing or History.
Time Commitment: Weekly Tutoring Sessions; can be done online or in-person
Initiator: McGill Branches (University Wide)
Extra Info: Public transportation costs to schools can be reimbursed. Letter of attestation from the Dean for >30 hours of work. Due to restrictions from the Kahnawake Education Center, all mentors need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Timeline: Apply by Sept 10
Explore McGill
Audience you will interact with: CEGEP Students
Description of Activity: Explore McGill is created to introduce high school and CEGEP students to university life and learning by taking part in workshops, breakfast and lunch provided by McGill, and a campus tour in the afternoon.
Time Commitment: 1 day, happens twice per year
Initiator: McGill Branches (University Wide)
Extra Info: Lunch will be provided the day of
Timeline: Event is in October, apply soon!
Paid Opportunities:
Pick your Path for Black Youth
Audience you will interact with: Black High School and CEGEP Students
Description of Activity: Pick Your Path for Black Youth is a mentoring experience designed to offer networks of support for Black learners to pick their educational paths. Workshops support an informed transition to university life and include information on admissions requirements, financial planning, and what to expect upon acceptance. Students complete a final project with their mentor that aims to answer the question: What are the next steps in my educational path?
Time Commitment: 1-2 hours bi-weekly to meet with your mentee
Pick your Path for Black Youth website
Initiator: McGill Branches (University Wide)
Extra Info: Mentors will be provided a monetary award and a letter of attestation from the Dean
Timeline: Apply by Sept 10
Pick your Path for Indigeneous Youth
Audience you will interact with: Indigeneous High School and CEGEP Students
Description of Activity: Pick Your Path (PYP) program for Indigenous youth is a 6-month long mentorship program and paid opportunity that runs from October 2022 to April 2023. Indigenous CEGEP students are paired with a mentor, a McGill student or alum in a similar field of educational and career interest. The program includes bi-weekly mentor and mentee meetings, and a final project, where students explore the next steps in their educational path with support from their mentor and PYP staff.
Time Commitment: Weekly Tutoring Sessions; 1-2 hours every 2 weeks
Pick your Path for Indigeneous Youth website
Initiator: McGill Branches (University Wide)
Extra Info: Mentors will be provided a monetary award and a letter of attestation from the Dean
Timeline: TBD (last year, deadline was Sept 15)