The Math Mentoring Program was created to inspire and encourage all students, especially young women, to continue their study of mathematics, and to learn about careers in which mathematics plays a role.

The program links local female professionals from mathematics-related fields with a group of 2 to 3 8th grade girls. Our main objective is to encourage girls who have an interest in mathematics to "stay on the math path". The reason we focus on 8th grade is because that is right before the girls get into high school and we want to encourage them to take the harder and more challenging math classes.

Through the monthly interactions during the second semester of the school year, the girls learn about their mentor's job, career, and lifestyle.

In past news:

WAM in the Daily Tar Heel Paper!  Check out the article about the "Genes in a Bottle" lab! (archived p1 and p2)

Our Toy Challenge 05-06 Team were featured on NBC17! Also check them out in the Triangle Business Journal- 5 WAM students and 3 mentors were involved in this awesome team! (archived article p1, p2)