The IBM Mentor Place Program at Robbins Elementary school is a volunteer mentoring program that matches IBM employees with fifth grade students in online e-mentoring relationships.
The program is:
- School-based
- Focus on academic activities
- Career Guidance
- Connection with caring adult professionals
Program Goals
- Support student learning
- Help students understand the link between school and work
- Provide students with IBM role models and caring adult professionals
- Enable IBM employees to volunteer their time and skills in a convenient and meaningful way
Student Benefits
- Enhanced classroom learning
- Better understanding of the skills necessary to succeed
- Exposure to the business world
- Means of improving reading and writing skills
Teacher Benefits
- Additional classroom resources
- New way to support student learning and expand their knowledge of the world of work
- Opportunity to open the classroom into the community
To volunteer for this program, contact Community In Schools of Moore County at (910) 295-1072.
