The work of Boston Partners in Education volunteer academic mentors not only affects the students who are mentored, but it brings about important changes to the entire classroom. Lauren Foley has seen this firsthand as a volunteer at the Emerson School in Roxbury.

Lauren has been volunteering with Boston Partners in Education since February 2007 when she was welcomed as a math mentor in a fourth grade classroom. She has since started volunteering in two fifth grade classrooms, where she works with a total of four students. In her weekly classroom visit, Lauren helps the students during their math workshop. She encourages the students to ...