Mentoring is A New Venture for Wilton High School Students

WILTON, CT — Role Model Mentors, a Ridgefield-based company, recently launched a new chapter in Wilton, with the help of young entrepreneurs and more than thirty outstanding Wilton High School students. High school mentors are matched with younger students in town, based on shared interests and with goals of becoming a positive influence for younger students, as they build new skills and confidence in academics, sports, music, art and wide range of extracurricular learning.

Role Model Mentors was founded by Ridgefield resident Tim Boylan. “We have been thrilled to have so many extraordinary high school mentors join our Wilton team. More than thirty outstanding Wilton High School students applied in the first two weeks, and we are still going strong” says Tim Boylan. “These are talented young adults who are motivated to become role models and positive influences in the lives of younger students in the community. “

Many of these students bring prior mentoring experience through sports coaching, peer tutoring programs and leadership roles during high school. Through the program, parents in search of a mentor simply enroll for a free phone consultation on the company’s website rolemodelmentors.com/enroll.

With Role Model Mentors’ innovative approach, weekly mentoring session are typically a combination of activities where a high school mentor shares what she or she has learned growing up in the same schools, youth sports programs, music and arts programs and community service organizations.

“I was just matched with my mentee, and I am excited to begin," said Julia Bonnist, vice president of Wilton High School’s junior class who has been recruited to play lacrosse at Holy Cross. “I’m also enjoying the student leadership role for company, where my co-leaders and I help spread the word about RMM at the high school, on social media and with families we know in town.”

With Role Model Mentors, high schoolers are not just tutors. They bring an eclectic mix of experience in study skills and sports skills, well-honed homework habits and hobbies, math mastery and musical passions, world languages and a willingness to teach maker’s skills: how to build a robot, make a website or a film.

“Our family’s experience with mentoring has been 100% positive,” says Bob Llewellyn of Ridgefield. “Our eighth-grade son Tim’s first mentor, Matt, was the captain of the high school varsity soccer team. And as soccer is Tim’s favorite sport, it was a perfect match. Yet, along the way, the most important skill Matt shared with Tim had very little to do with soccer. He helped Tim understand how important strong study skills are in the life of a student athlete. The results for Tim were better time management, more focus on school work, and improved confidence in the classroom.”

Rolel Model Mentors offers Wilton parents an opportunity to enroll for a free consultation and a free trial session, which can be set up at rolemodelmentors.com/enroll or by calling 1-800-485-6013.

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