Women are 35% of the STEM workforce, with Black and Latina women making up only 4% of scientists and engineers in the US. Girls and gender-expansive youth from these underrepresented communities need role models who look like them and share similar life experiences in order to truly envision themselves in STEM. Now is your chance to be that role model for a young person in our community and help shape the future of female and gender-expansive STEM professionals!

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The Fall 2024 semester is well underway and we are not yet accepting new mentor applications for the Spring '25 semester. Complete the Mentor Interest form below to be one of the first to receive the Spring '25 application when it is released in mid-December!

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Our mentors serve as STEM role models, guiding participants in inquiry-based learning and showing them what’s possible in STEM. Mentors dedicate two hours a week to building meaningful, bidirectional relationships with participants and Junior Mentors over an 8-week semester. Mentors co-teach in a classroom setting with all materials and curriculum provided. We are looking for mentors for both in-person and virtual sessions.

 

Questions? Please feel free to reach out to Senior Volunteer Manager, Natasha Baptiste at nbaptiste@scienceclubforgirls.org.

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FAQS

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What is the subject of the Spring 2025 semester's curriculum?

Spring 2025 curriculum will be Our Beautiful Earth. Mentors will get to teach the participants experiments and activities. The curriculum is already written and provides step-by-step instructions on how to teach the activity along with thought-provoking questions to ask the students. Plus our staff will provide mentors additional training! We got your back! :) 

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What are the days and times clubs run?

We offer virtual and in-person clubs. We are an after-school program so the program runs during after-school hours typically between the 2-5PM time range. We also offer Saturday morning sessions.

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What's the commitment?

We are looking for mentors who can commit 2 hours per week for 8 weeks during the semester as well as a 3 hour virtual mentor training session on February 8. Clubs begin the week of February 24.

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What are the clubs like?

We teach hands-on experiential activities. The mentors will teach a small class of 10-12 girls and gender expansive youth. We have Junior Mentors who are high school students building their leadership skills. They will be in the clubs with mentors to help co-teach the activities. We also have SCFG staff present during the clubs to provide plenty of support and assistance to the mentors.

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Where are the in-person clubs located?

The in-person clubs are located in the Cambridge, Somerville and Boston areas in Massachusetts.

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When does the application go live?

The application goes live in December. You will choose your preferred choice of club (either in-person or virtual), the day and the time.

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What's the next step after filling out the application?

We will process the application and also run a CORI background check to ensure the safest environments for our participants. We also look for volunteers who are up to date on their Covid vaccinations. Once the applications are processed, we then send out more information with your status and official assignments.

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