our mentorship experience

The Practice Makes Perfect paid summer mentorship offers high-achieving, role model students, grades 8-12, an opportunity to make learning fun and engaging for students who need it most. Mentors are instrumental to achieving PMP’s mission of providing high-quality summer programming in high need communities across New York City. PMP mentors are leaders, high-achievers, aspire to make a difference, caring, and supportive. Mentors will arise from this rigorous and rewarding summer having gained work experience, professional skills, and college readiness to prepare for the future.

becoming a mentor

Practice Makes Perfect’s mentors are revolutionary change-makers. They are dedicated, courageous leaders who are also creative, compassionate, resilient, professional, and bold. PMP’s mentors go the extra mile to ensure their scholars are walking down the right path academically and personally. Mentors are passionate about making a difference and firmly believe in the potential of all students, regardless of race and socioeconomic status, to achieve success.

Mentorship role

Mentors give classroom support to the Teaching Fellows and Teaching Coaches. They are responsible for assisting scholars in understanding and reinforcing the learning concepts. Mentors are positive role models for scholars and promote the value of education.

*High school mentors paid hourly wage, middle school mentors paid stipend

Applications are now closed to high schoolers, but still open for middle school mentors.

view our mentors impact

the hiring process