Teaching & Mentoring Opportunities
Listed below are opportunities with brief descriptions of each program along with the website and contact information.
St. Olaf TRIO Educational Talent Search (ETS) Mentoring Program
Since 1993, the St. Olaf TRIO Educational Talent Search (ETS) program has coordinated mentoring programs which offer 200 + St. Olaf students the opportunity to develop mentoring relationships with nearly 400 inner-city, multicultural students in grades 6-9.
For more information please contact:
etsdirector@stolaf.edu (x3780), Program Director
St. Olaf TRIO Upward Bound (UB) Tutoring and Summer Program
TRIO Upward Bound is a federally-funded TRIO program designed to help high school students get to college by providing academic and personal support and guidance. St. Olaf College Upward Bound students are from families below 150% of poverty and would be the first generation in their family to attend college. St. Olaf TRIO Upward Bound has been hosted by the College since 1989.
For more information please contact:
Mari Avaloz, avaloz@stolaf.edu (x3708), Director of Upward Bound
Nou Yang, yangn@stolaf.edu (x3707), Assistant Director
Breakthrough Twin Cities
Breakthrough Twin Cities is a six-year, tuition-free academic enrichment and college preparatory program that helps under-resourced students prepare for college success. Their goal is to identify young people who are in need of and who will take full advantage of the support that the program offers. Breakthrough’s highly rated Teaching Fellowship takes place every summer. With its “all-day, every day” nine week commitment, Breakthrough’s trademark summer Teaching Fellowship is very intense. It is a lifestyle more than a job … an unmatched opportunity to have a real impact on students. Fellows teach two core courses, plan field trips and special events, and participate in parent conferences.
For more information please contact:
admin@breakthroughtwincities.org
651-748-5504
Breakthrough Minneapolis at Blake
Breakthrough Minneapolis at Blake is an educational enrichment program that prepares a diverse group of motivated and high-potential students from Minneapolis Public Schools starting in the summer before 7th grade. Through rigorous, student-centered and culturally responsive academic programming and exposure to a college-going culture, students are prepared to successfully navigate through middle and high school with the goal of entering into and completing a post-secondary program aligned to their career goals. Breakthrough Minneapolis at Blake (formerly LearningWorks) began over 20 years ago in partnership with Minneapolis Public Schools to address the complex factors that contribute to the opportunity gaps faced by students who are historically underrepresented in post-secondary programs (e.g. college, trade school). Breakthrough Minneapolis facilitates this by providing up to six years of tuition-free support, academic enrichment and social emotional development programming for students starting in 7th grade.
For more information please contact:
952-988-3755
AVID Tutors
AVID is a college readiness system designed to help students:
‣learn and develop skills for college success
‣Research and choose a rewarding career
‣Research and choose an educational path to prepare for that career
‣Apply to, be accepted to, and obtain financing for the college of their choice
For more information please contact:
Faribault Public Schools
Elizabeth Daniels, AVID District Director, edaniels@faribault.k12.mn.us
507-333-6009