The Program serves 8th grade girls from public middle schools. This is a
mentoring program, not tutoring! The
way we mentor generally is by going to field trips with the girls,
getting together with them to watch math-related movies, taking them to
science museums, taking them to our work place, etc.
Mentors are expected to get together with their students approximately once or twice a month from January-May. The time varies, depending on the activity and the preferences of the mentor and her students. In general, the students and mentors participate in the following activities:
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Program Kick-Off Night: Mentors meet students and their parents;
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A visit to the mentor's workplace, followed by lunch or snack;
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Math and Computer Science Career Awareness Day: an all-day conference, which includes workshops conducted by women employed in the Triangle, mentor coffee hour, panel discussions by mentors on their careers, lunch, T-shirts, and a math competition with prizes for the mentor groups. This event is split between the
counties that participate.
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Marjorie Lee Browne Day / Sonia Kovalevsky Day.
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Informal mentor-student discussions on future mathematics coursework, summer enrichment programs, and possible careers;
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Field trips to mathematics-related places of interest such as The Virtual Reality Lab at UNC-CH, the Primate Center in Durham, or the annual Engineering Fair;
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An optional mentor-guided group project involving mathematics, science, and/or computer science;
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A completion event at Meredith or NCCU: Mentoring Madness in May (aka M3) - for students, mentors, and parents. Students share their mentoring experiences and projects with the whole group. The finale is a big game and puzzle competition with prizes for the winning teams.
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