Program Benefits

Sanchez Elementary School Online Mentoring Program

Program Benefits: Why Volunteer For This?

We've talked about why is this program being launched and the benefits to students. But what about the benefits to mentors, parents and other adults?

For the mentor, having a trusting, nurturing, positive relationship with a young person can be a wonderful experience. It can:

give you a fresh or very different outlook on life
provide you with what it's like to be a student today from a YOUTH'S point of view
give you insights that can help you in interactions, on or offline, with all youth
expose you to people with backgrounds and experiences different from your own
allow you to provide a positive influence on the life of a young person.
give you the opportunity to help support a student's academic performance, and build skills that will serve the youth for the rest of his or her life.

In addition, we hope that by participating in this program, mentors will

learn how the Internet can be a positive influence on the lives of youth
share technology expertise with youth, to help them use computer and Internet tools to pursue their dreams and connect with resources that can make their lives better
learn first hand how the Internet can be used effectively to enhance student academic achievement
learn first hand how volunteers can help enhance student learning

We want this program to benefit BOTH youth and mentors!

Also, we hope parents and teachers at Sanchez Elementary School, through this program, will

learn how the Internet can be a positive influence on the lives of youth
learn first hand how the Internet can be used effectively to enhance student academic achievement
learn first hand how volunteers can help enhance student learning

Learnings and best practices from this program (but no real names or contact information of participants) will be shared via the Virtual Volunteering Project and the National Mentoring Partnership, two nonprofit organizations working in collaboration to help develop quality standards and resources for online mentoring programs throughout the U.S.

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