In-School Mentoring is a fun and rewarding program. It matches an adult volunteer (mentor) with a child (mentee) in a school environment. Building a positive, new friendship strengthens a mentee's self-esteem and school performance, and provides a mentor with the chance to re-experience the adventure of childhood.

In-School Mentoring provides elementary school students who would benefit from extra social, emotional or academic support with a caring adult mentor.  The mentor and child meet for a minimum of one hour a week, in the school, during school hours.  The program was developed to help children gain confidence, improve skills and assist them in reaching their potential.

This program is a true cooperative effort between the local school board and Big Brothers Big Sisters. School boards allow breaks from regular programming for children to take part, and teachers refer mentees to the program.

The success of the Big Brothers Big Sisters program is recognized coast to coast. In-School Mentoring is a modern way of delivering this traditional program. It is based on the one-to-one Big-Little relationship, but minimizes the time commitment of the volunteer.