Become a Mentor!

  • Young people should not go through some things alone. Life is one of them. We need YOU to step up and become a mentor to a Columbus City School (CCS) student to show them they can when the world tells them they can't. The Office of Student Mentoring Initiatives (OSMI) was established in November 2015 to ensure that each student experiences a quality mentor relationship to assist them in leading the life of their choice. As a CCS mentor, you will:

    • Commit to meet with your student weekly for the duration of 1 school year
    • Work with your student to develop high school and post-high school graduation goals and action plans
    • Develop your student's issue spotting and problem-solving skills to help them navigate academic, personal, and professional life circumstances
    • Listen, serve as a sounding board, and assist students in living their life by design rather than by default

    All you need to be a great mentor is compassion, empathy, and the willingness to share your story. If you are an individual, or organization representative, who believes that stepping up to invest our time and wisdom with our students is the most invaluable gift we can give, register today.

    For additional information, please contact the OSMI at 614.365.5850.

Mentorship in the news

  • Mayor Ginther Speaking

    Gangs, drugs and police-community relationships are factors in crime rate, panelists say: from http://www.dispatch.com/

    Columbus needs to devote resources to combating gang violence and drugs and foster better relationships between police and the city’s black
       
     Mentor with student

    Growing interest in mentorship programs at area schools from http://www.dispatch.com

    Mentorship is not a new idea in education circles, but it's having something of a moment right now in schools. Research has shown kids with mentors are... 
       
    Mentor with student at High School  
    Need for more mentors in central Ohio from www.10tv.com

    A call by the mayor for more mentoring in the City of Columbus, following several incidents of gun violence last week.
       
     Columbus Skyline Message from the Mayor: Intervention, Prevention and Mentoring 

     
  • CCS MENTOR PROGRAM
    OUR MENTORS

  • Mentor with Student and Statistics

    Above percentages from The National Mentoring Partnership.
     
     

    Step up to be a mentor by using a link below. But first, we need to know if you are a Columbus City Schools Employee.

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