Starting a science mentorship program?

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>Just wondering if any of you guys have done this before. So the idea is that a bunch of my friends and me from different schools {private, public} all over my city are going to start a science mentorship program for the local underprivileged elementary schools (kids in the 4th and 5th grade). Basically a non-profit organization that focuses on getting more kids to love and enjoy science through mentorship and hands-on experiments. Hopefully we can teach them advanced topics through seemingly easy-to-grasp experiments. We planned it out so the annual fee was only $5. </p>

<p>How would I convince the school heads this would be a good idea/ do you guys have any tips?? </p>

<p>My friend is an excellent graphic artist who goes to an art school and can probably create fliers/ make a website for me.</p>

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<p>Genius if succesful it would look great</p>

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<p>I would emphasize that this would provide mentoring to students without adding to the burden that teachers already carry, especially at the elementary level where the teachers have to be in a sort of “jack of all trades, master of none” situation. Not to mention, this will provide them with great lab skills for higher grades (bonus points if you can make copies of lab safety sheets and emphasize those too).
My only possible tip would be to make sure that with the labs, you have your bases covered. Maybe have the kids get their parents to sign a release form, even if you don’t think that you’ll do anything dangerous. All kids seem to be able to turn the most banal object into a weapon with which to injure themselves (by accident, of course).</p>