Junior Mentors

The biggest program of C.E.L.L.S. is our 7-12th grade Junior Mentor (JM) Program. It is a leadership program where upper middle and high school girls serve as co-teachers and near-peer mentors in the Science Clubs. It is also a job preparation program as adolescent girls practice teamwork, communication and other 21st century skills. JMs (pronounced ÒgemsÓ) receive a stipend, and for many, this is an important and meaningful first job.

Junior Mentors lead and mentor a group of younger girls through science and engineering experiments side by side with other Junior Mentors and adult volunteers. Junior Mentors working for SCFG for the first time ever are considered to be Junior Mentors In-Training (JMiT).

The Peer Mentor track encourages and recognizes leadership and skill competency. JMs who are in their junior or senior year of high school, have been with SCFG or other STEM program for more than one year and who have exhibited strengths in teaching are invited to lead their own Science Clubs as Peer Mentors.

What it is like to be a JM?
An 8th grade girls said, "The benefits of being a Junior Mentor in Science Club for Girls are plenty. First, by assisting the Mentor each week I get to review basic science and get practice on being a leader. Second, I get my fellow Junior Mentors as friends and people I can trust. Third, when we go on field trips I get to have fun and meet role model women who are scientists. The biggest benefit is being encouraged to like science even though I am a girl".

2012 Sites

Cambridge
King Open School, Tuesdays, 3pm-5:30pm
850 Cambridge St.
Cambridge, MA 02141

Fletcher Maynard Academy, Wednesdays, 2:15pm-4:30pm
225 Windsor St.
Cambridge, MA 02139

Cambridgeport School, Thursdays, 2:30pm-5pm
89 Elm St.
Cambridge, MA 02139

Amigos School, Fridays, 3pm-5:30pm
101 Kinnaird St.
Cambridge, MA


Lawrence
Lawrence Community Works, Tuesdays, 3:30-5:30pm
168 Newbury St.
Lawrence, MA 01841

Esperanza Academy, Thursdays, 3:45-5:45pm
198 Garden St.
Lawrence, MA 01840


Newton
Myrtle Baptist Church, Saturdays, 2pm-4pm
21 Curve St.
Newton, MA 02465


Boston
Marshall Elementary, Wednesdays, 2:30pm-4:30pm and 3:30pm-5:30pm
35 Westville St.
Dorchester, MA 02124

Mother Caroline, Fridays, 3:30-5:30pm
515 Blue Hill Ave.
Dorchester, MA 02121

Northeastern University, Saturdays, 10am-12pm
360 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA 02115

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Contact our staff for more information: teenprograms [at] scienceclubforgirls [dot] org