The science fair mentorship program aims to increase student’s confidence with using and understanding scientific concepts and to increase their ability communicate scientific knowledge. This is done by providing students in grade 8-10 with a positive role model who is currently pursuing a career in science and attending a post-secondary institution. Using a tri-mentoring structure UBC graduate and undergraduate student mentors are paired with a small group (4-5) of secondary school students. Through 7 classroom visits (3 digital in November, 4 in person in January), mentors and their students go through the entire process of designing, running, and analyzing a scientific experiment. The program concludes with a school wide science fair where students present their projects and volunteers act as judges.
This program offers an enriching experience for volunteers as they are able to work closely with a small number of students over several visits and see their projects progress from start to finish.
Interested potential volunteers can find more information on our website or can email me at mentorship@ubclts.com. I’ve also attached a flier with more details. To sign up, potential volunteers can email me at mentorship@ubclts.com or fill in this brief survey. Our first training will be November 1, but we will also offer an additional training on November 8 for volunteers who cannot attend the November 1 training.
Thank you,
Deborah Good–Let’s Talk Science Mentorship Coordinator