Pathways to Education

Pathways to Education provides opportunity for youth to improve school achievement, engage in positive social activities and improve relationship building, gain life skills and increase self-esteem. By becoming part of the network of community members who care about youth, as a tutor or a mentor, you can help youth develop and reach positive academic, career, and personal goals.

Tutor's Role

• Provide academic support to assigned tutees, either in a group or individually.

• Help students develop the study skills necessary for academic success.  

Mentor's Role

• Take the lead in supporting a youth through an ongoing one-to-one or group relationship.

• Serve as a positive role model and friend.

• Facilitate youth group through evening program of activities.

• Prepare and run inclusive, engaging activities.  

Tutors and Mentors Qualifications:

• ability to communicate with youth openly and without judgement

• ability to establish a relationship based on shared responsibility and respect

• interest in needs and concerns of persons with internal and external barriers to achieve success

• sensitivity to persons of different educational, economic, cultural or racial backgrounds

• practical problem-solving skills and ability to suggest options and alternatives

• friendly, patient and sensitive to a diversity of students

• a capacity to tutor either English, math, science, geography, history or French

• a capacity to tutor English language learners and exceptional students

• familiar with Grade 9 and 10 curriculum

Pathways Volunteer Brochure

To find out more about volunteer opportunities at Mosaic Counselling and Family Services, call Karin Voisin at (519) 743-6333 or email us at:

kvoisin@mosaiconline.ca

Download a Mosaic Volunteer Application