Call for Mentors, the Peace Project

Posted by on November 10, 2006

CALL FOR MENTORS

Cultivate the next generation of leaders
Share your experience, skills, and support
Commit yourself to reforming urban education

The PEACE Project is an innovative and experimental educational program located in Center City, serving high school students from traditionally under-served backgrounds. We believe that all students deserve the opportunity to explore their curiosities alongside real people in the real world.

The main complaint of American high school students is boredom. And in a city where less than half of students graduate high school, it is imperative that these talented young men and women are provided an education that is exciting, challenging, and meaningful.

We believe that the real world should be the classroom and education should happen everywhere in the community. As such, we are actively seeking mentors of all types to work with one or two students for a few hours each week, guiding them on a project that is meaningful, exciting, and important. We believe that such an experience could be found in any workplace it Philadelphia!

Will you join our commitment to Philadelphia?s youth and partner with The PEACE Project as a mentor?

What is The PEACE Project?s Internship Program?

Each student is placed at a host agency based on his/her interests and compatibility with a mentor at the site. The student is expected to contribute a substantial work of real consequence to the host agency, ideally focusing on one particular project. The mentor guides and coaches the student intern at the work site, while the student receives additional project support from his/her advisor back at school.

What are a mentor?s responsibilities?
Plan project with student by identifying goals and interests of both the intern and your organization

Communicate with the intern and advisor about responsibilities, expectations, and progress

Collaborate with the student and staff and follow through with the project

What is the duration of the internship?
The internship begins around November and lasts for 13-26 weeks, as appropriate.

What is the weekly time commitment?
Weekly time commitment is flexible and can be adjusted as per your needs ? just once or twice a week for about 4 hours each visit.

What do I get out of it? What are the benefits to me? What are the rewards?
Personal gratification * Perspective * Developing the next generation * Getting young people interested in your field * Impacting a young person?s life * Affecting societal change on the individual level * Providing opportunity and holding youth to high expectations * Public acknowledgement * Networking

What?s the next step?
Let us know you?re interested! Please contact us at your earliest convenience:

Danielle Rosenblatt, Development and Outreach Coordinator
daniellerosenblatt@freirecharterschool.org
215-557-8555 x214

Brett Shiel, Leader and Facilitator
brett@freirecharterschool.org
215-557-8555 x214