Information for Volunteers
Volunteer with CuriouSTEM
Volunteering to be a CuriouSTEM Science workshop tutor is a great opportunity to introduce students to STEM subjects and to give back to your community. Educating children is a gratifying task that not only touches the lives of students, but also the lives of teachers.
Those with experience with science projects or STEM subjects can apply to be a CuriouSTEM Volunteer. All ages from 9th grade and up are suitable to volunteer.
Why Volunteering is Important?
We must inspire and help young students before they lose interest in STEM.
By 4th grade, 1/3rd of the students will lose interest in STEM if they don’t have enough support and mentoring beyond school education.
By 8th grade, 50% of students will lose interest in STEM or decide not to choose STEM as their career path if they don’t have supplementary STEM education.
However, 80% of the professional jobs will need STEM knowledge in the future.
Mentoring helps students to improve self confidence and related skills
Mentoring helps students to have better attitude about school and learning and less likely to drop out of school.
Increased college enrollments.
“We rise by lifting others.”
— ROBERT INGERSOLL
“A mentor is someone who allows you to see the hope inside your self.”
— OPRAH WINFREY
“When one person mentors, Two lives are changed.”
— KEVIN SESSUMS
“The mind that opens to a new idea will never return its original size.”