Local people are invited to become volunteer mentors in the United Way of the Lakeshore's Early Math Program. Montague is among the districts that will participate, and mentoring sessions are set to take place at the Lighthouse Learning Center located inside Oehrli Elementary School.
To participate, volunteers are asked to complete a training session that will take place Wednesday, April 10 from 1-4 p.m. at the United Way offices on Clay Avenue in Muskegon. Volunteers also must submit to background checks by the United Way and by the school; costs for those checks will be furnished by United Way.
Sessions will take place Monday-Friday from 4-5 p.m. after school. Mentors will use a structured math curriculum to help students and will work along with teachers to support educational growth.
The only requirements - outside the aforementioned background check and training session - to participate are a love for working with students, a supportive and encouraging approach to math, good communication skills and being comfortable or willing to learn technology.
