Mentoring with Adopt A Class is more than just volunteering - you’ll shape futures and build a stronger community. As an Adopt A Class group of mentors, you'll:

• Inspire Growth: Help students discover their potential, build confidence, and develop crucial life skills.

• Share Your Expertise: Offer real-world insights into various industries and professions.

• Be Role Models: Provide a stable, positive influence and a trusted connection.

• Give Back: Directly contribute to the success of our community's youth.

• Experience Fulfillment: Discover the deep satisfaction of watching a young person thrive because of your guidance.

Adopt A Class uses an innovative, three-tiered model, offering grade-specific, career-connected group mentorship and experiences. Here's how you can make a difference at each stage:

Spark (K-2): Career Curiosity Leveraging Literacy

For kindergarten through 2nd graders, you'll introduce careers through literacy-based mentoring. Each visit, you'll use specially selected books to explore professions, lead hands-on activities that develop career concepts and build skills like listening, teamwork, and critical thinking. This crucial foundation ignites curiosity about the future.

Ignite (3-5): Interest in STEAM Careers and Beyond

As an Ignite mentor, you'll guide 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders through STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) exploration. Once a month, your team will lead engaging, project-based activities—like engineering towers or designing commercials—linking them directly to STEAM careers within your industry. Students will explore unique industries, envisioning their own futures.

Launch (6-8): Pathways to Career Success

In our Launch program, you'll provide continued industry-specific mentorship to 6th through 8th graders. Through monthly sessions, you'll help students develop essential tools for post-high school pathways. This includes preparing resumes, conducting mock interviews, creating career vision boards, and understanding vital life skills needed for any career. This broad exposure helps students connect school subjects to future possibilities.

Adopt A Class helps mentor teams provide career-connected learning and guide students to explore diverse career paths. Here's what your commitment entails:

• Form Your Mentor Team: Bring together 5-7 dedicated employee volunteers from your company. Your team will commit one hour per month, from October through May, to mentor students.

• Monthly Visits: Mentor a class of approximately 25 students one hour once a month in their classroom.

• Small Groups: Work with students in a 1 to 4 mentor-to-student ratio.

• Career-Focused Activities: Develop career-focused activities or utilize Adopt A Class's existing curriculum.

• Field Trip Planning: Plan an industry-related field trip for your adopted class.

• Support: Your team supports your class by donating time, activity supplies, and snacks.

You don't need to be an expert in every subject or have a specific professional background. What you need is:

• A desire to make a difference.

• A willingness to listen and learn.

• Empathy and patience.

• Reliability and a positive attitude.

We'd love to chat! Reach out to us using the form below.