Logan Leopards welcome our volunteers!  

Tips for volunteers and mentors:

                                               TIPS FOR VOLUNTEERS

• Talk to the teacher before the first session.
• Gain the student's trust.
• Be yourself.
• Never make a promise that you can't follow through or practice.
• Do not talk about the student's home life, unless the student initiates the conversation.
• If the student has other problems, refer the student to the school's psychologists, guidance counselors, etc.
• Be a careful listener.
• Try not to interrupt the student when he/she is talking.
• Call the school beforehand if you are going to miss a session.
• You are a role model; dress and act appropriately.
• Seek help or ask for a change if there is an unhappy situation.
• Do not criticize the school.
• Be patient.
• Let the student make decisions about your work together.
• Praise honest efforts made by the student.

• Mentor
• A mentor is a caring adult who is willing to be a good listener and non-judgmental friend to a student who can benefit from guidance and individual attention. A mentor is a companion, role model, advocate, motivator, resource, guide and helper. Mentors are required to give a minimum time commitment of one hour a week.
  More importantly, a mentor is NOT a parent, a social worker, psychiatrist, a judge or a Santa Claus.