1:1 Leisure Mentoring for Elementary School Children in Reinickendorf for more Educational Equity

Do you want to contribute to more educational equality and active participation in Berlin by supporting a child, bringing variety into your everyday life, or simply slipping into the perspective of a child again? - Then we are looking for YOU as a mentor.

We are looking for YOU if you would like to accompany and support a mentee on a 1 to 1 weekly basis. The kids have different needs and are already waiting for a suitable mentor. They have just arrived in Berlin or were born here, are curious and motivated to discover new things and get out of their own neighborhood. By participating in the project, you have the opportunity to accompany a primary school child aged 8-12 from Reinickendorf for eight months and in this way support them in developing their interests.

With the mentoring program, we reach children who are particularly receptive to leisure activities because they know few places and activities other than their immediate environment. There are many reasons for this: both parents working, single-parent families, financial reasons, parents with limited local and/or language skills, children with refugee backgrounds. You will be thoroughly prepared for your role as a mentor and receive valuable suggestions in training sessions and workshops. In addition, we offer group meetings for exchange among mentors and exciting group events for the tandems. Each tandem also receives a little activity money to finance one or two excursions.

As a mentor you accompany a child between 8-12 years with and without a refugee background over a period of 8 months in Reinickendorf. During your weekly 1:1 meetings you will spend your free time together, get to know Berlin and try out new activities. We will prepare you for this task in training sessions and you can also exchange ideas with other volunteers at regular mentor meetings. We also regularly organize various exciting group activities to which we invite all tandems.

You should have fun and enjoy working with children, be open to new ways of life and different activities, and have three to four hours a week to spare. In addition, we need a certificate of good conduct. You can, if available, already bring your certificate of good conduct, but you will also get a form from us.

Your support is needed for 8 months. After that, you can decide whether you want to continue to be a mentor with us. 

Before the mentoring starts, you must attend a get-to-know-you date for all new volunteers. These take place 2 times a year (February/March, September/October), 

Here you can find some great mentoring stories from the mentors' perspective as inspiration. We look forward to your application. We will then send you a selection of dates for your personal meeting at our office at Fehmarner Straße 12, 13353 Berlin. If you have any questions, you can always contact us here via vostel or by email at info@kein-abseits.de