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Volunteer Opportunities
Our volunteers are at the heart of everything that Minds Matter accomplishes!
Each year, we place bright and motivated students together with college graduates, who are committed to developing strong relationships with students and guiding them toward their academic pursuits. The Minds Matter volunteer experience offers dedicated individuals both the opportunity to meet a group of like-minded adults as well as the opportunity to hold leadership posts and carry the organization to new levels each year. Aside from leadership positions and short-term volunteer opportunities, the most common volunteer positions available are:
Mentors
- Each student is paired with two mentors with whom they meet weekly throughout the school year to work on essays, summer prep program selection, and college/university selection. In larger chapters, each Mentor/Mentee triad is placed with other triads to form a Team, which has a designated Team Leader.
- Mentors are role models and mentor not only their Student but also all of the Students on their team; they assist the Team Leader in building team cohesion, implementing the curriculum, and keeping the team on track.
Test Prep Instructors
- Test Prep Instructors are trained to guide students through a structured weekly curriculum that helps elevate students’ PSAT and SAT scores.
- Test Prep SAT sessions take place weekly from November through May while Test Prep PSAT sessions take place weekly from February through May.
Writing & Critical Thinking Consultants
- Typical Writing & Critical Thinking Consultants have a professional or academic (graduate or above) focus in writing.
- Each volunteer is grouped with students in a structured program to help take the students’ writing skills from the basic to the intermediate and advanced levels.
- In addition to meeting with sophomores on a weekly basis, these volunteers also review weekly essay assignments and participate in the review of summer program and college applications for students in the Junior and Senior Programs.
All volunteers play a crucial role in fundraising and help to recruit subsequent generations of Minds Matter volunteers and leaders. To learn more about volunteer opportunities at your Chapter, please choose a city from the list below.
Boston
Chicago
Cleveland
Denver
New York City
Portland
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