The Mentoring Program
We are looking for a few good adults who are willing and able to devote one hour per week with a student as part of the Mannheim Middle School Mentoring Program.  The Mentoring Program helps enhance the academic, social, and emotional achievement of our students through genuine interpersonal relationships.  The adult mentor will be matched up with a student who shares similar academic interests, hobbies, recreational activites, or special strengths.  The mentor will meet with a student one hour per week during the Seminar period.  Only one hour per week...as a mentor, you can help improve a child's overall academic achievement as well as improve their decision-making and problem solving skills.  You can help make a difference in the life of a child!  If you are interested in finding out more information about the Mentoring Program or would like to become a Mentor, please call 0621-720050 or DSN 380-9181.
Mentoring - from the Greek word meaning enduring - is defined as a sustained relationship between a youth and an adult. Through continued involvement, the adult offers support, guidance, and assistance as the younger person goes through a difficult period, faces new challenges, or works to correct earlier problems.

The Mentoring Program at MMS is a planned mentoring program in which volunteer mentors and volunteer student participants are selected and matched through formal processes and participate in organized activities.

Why Mentoring? Data clearly shows many youth have a desperate need for positive role models. The most compelling data describe the changes to the American Family structure: the number of single-parent homes has radically increased, as have two-parent working families. In our military environment, regular duty requirements and deployment missions impact on child-parent-adult experiences. Support networks are needed to fill the void left by busy or absent parents.

What is the MMS Mentoring Program for? The focus of our program is academic improvement. Our goal is for mentored students to improve their overall academic performance. Of course , we believe other positive outcomes will result from a meaningful mentoring relationship for both the mentor and the student.

Why be a Mentor? Mentors have reported deriving many benefits from being involved in mentoring programs. Some of the most frequently mentioned are listed below:

How do you become a mentor? Interested military or civilian personnel should contact the Middle School. Perspective mentors are given training prior to being assigned and are also screened through the military and ACS systems.

How do I get my child involved? Contact: