Volunteer

Have you had a great mentor or science teacher? Was there one experiment or conversation that changed your path, steering you to become a scientist or engineer, to become the woman that you are? Want to be that person? It is never too early to connect with young girls and inspire them to dream big dreams. Volunteer with us!

• Current Volunteer Opportunities
  Current Volunteer Opportunities

  See all current volunteer opportunities

• Co-lead Science Clubs as a Mentor-Scientist
  Co-lead Science Clubs as a Mentor-Scientist

  SCFG engages over 100 volunteer mentor-scientists in science and engineering to guide K-6th grade girls in weekly hour-long sessions that focus on hands-on learning. We welcome college and graduate students as well as professionals who can commit to 3.5 hours a week for 8-10 weeks in the Fall, Spring, and/or Summer. All volunteers receive training from SCFG staff. Check out our different locations where you can volunteer or check out our Google Map to see where each site is.
  
  Click here for the step-by-step process of becoming a Mentor-Scientist.
  Questions? Send us an email at volunteer[at]scienceclubforgirls[dot]org

• Mentor a Middle or High School Challenge Team
  Mentor a Middle or High School Challenge Team

  Depending on your interests, this can range from building rockets to public health investigation to video production to web app design. All teams are led by multiple volunteers. Commitment: ~3 hours per week.
  Find out more about the Media Team and Rocket Team.

• Co-lead our Supper Sisters Mentoring Group!
  Co-lead our Supper Sisters Mentoring Group

  Mentor high school students and explore the issues of health, hunger, food origins and distribution, and learn to cook at the same time! This program will take place one evening a week in Cambridge.

• One-time Volunteer Commitments
  One-time Volunteer Commitments

  Guest Speaker
  Our Career Exploration, Leadership & Life Skills (C.E.L.L.S.) workshops for middle and high school students take place after our club programs, typically after 4 p.m., at various locations in Cambridge and in Boston. Speakers often bring a demo or an interactive activity to highlight what they do in science/engineering, or in other fields ranging from financial literacy to time management to conflict resolution. Speakers also talk about their career/life path and invite the girls into a conversation.

  Previous experience speaking to youth is not an absolute requirement as we will send you guidelines to help you out! All are welcome but we are especially interested in women and women of color. We will try our best to accommodate your schedule.

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  Host a field trip
  Invite a group of teen girls or 5/6th graders to see the applications of science and engineering by arranging a visit that includes interactive activities and opportunities to speak to team members at your company, lab or college.

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  Host a job shadowing opportunity
  Invite 1-2 junior mentors to spend a half or full day with you and your colleagues during spring or winter school break (3rd week in February or April). (CORI check required).

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  Chaperone a field trip
  Low-key involvement! Drive or oversee a group of girls for trips to the museum, colleges or other special events. On-call basis. (CORI check required).

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  Fill in this Volunteer Interest Profile so we can identify the right opportunity for you.

• Not sure, not a scientist or now is not the time?
  Not sure, not a scientist or now is not the time?

  Are you a former mentor-scientist interested in helping out in other ways? Prefer to support us by using your public relations, social media, event planning or grant writing experience, or to hone your skills in these areas? Fill in this Volunteer Interest Profile so we can find the best way to tap into your talents. More questions? Please send an email to volunteer@scienceclubforgirls.org.

• Volunteer for Summer Science Week
  Volunteer for Summer Science Week

  Summer Science Week will be held at Lasell College from July 9th-12th. We have 2 different volunteer positions available 1. Science Teacher and 2. Field Trip Chaperone. You can volunteer for multiple positions on multiple days, or just one position for one day during the week. You’ll have the opportunity to check off your 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choice of position and days in the application below.1. Those that can volunteer in the mornings are Science Teachers. As a science teacher you will be paired with another volunteer and will be teaching one of our pre-determined curricula. Each science teacher volunteer will need to go through our quick online orientation and we hope you can make the July 8th evening mini training. Time Commitment 8:30am-12:30pm 2. Those that can volunteer in the afternoon are our Field Trip Chaperones. As a chaperone you will be accompanying the girls participating at our Summer Science Week to our field trips. Field Trips vary each day. Time Commitment 12:30pm- 5:30pm. Apply now!