Jan 11, 2019 | Mentor Spotlight
Finding a Consistent Community Through Mentoring By Samantha Drivas, Volunteer and Community Ambassador This school year marks my fourth volunteering with Boston Partners in Education. For all four years, I’ve been lucky enough to volunteer in the same classroom with...
Jan 3, 2019 | Mentor Spotlight
Greg Mahar’s height is written on the whiteboard in front of Stephanie Tham’s third grade class at the Josiah Quincy Elementary School. It’s being used as a way to create a word problem for the students, but it’s also a sign from Ms. Tham that Greg has become an...
Jun 14, 2018 | Mentor Spotlight
It’s a half hour before Peter Olive is scheduled to meet with the two students he mentors at the Hennigan K-8 School, but he’s arrived early — as he usually does — to provide extra support to their whole classroom beforehand. The students in Kristie McElhaney’s...
Apr 12, 2018 | Mentor Spotlight
Devoting your life to public service can teach you a lot about people. Just ask Samantha Drivas, who has been a mentor to younger children since she was in middle school. “I think my biggest trick is relating everything to pizza. Anything can be pizza, and they will...
Feb 28, 2018 | Mentor Spotlight
Grant Simpson’s students leap up with huge smiles as he enters their third grade classroom at the Josiah Quincy Elementary School in downtown Boston, in such excitement that one of them forgets to grab her workbook and pencil. In a few moments, the trio will follow...
Feb 27, 2018 | Mentor Spotlight
Transitioning from Middle School to High School can be a jarring experience. It’s a new environment, with higher expectations and demanding challenges. “It is a little bit hard, I’m not going to lie,” says Antonio, a first-year student at the Boston Arts Academy. “I...
