Volunteer Spotlight: Coding & digital skills are the new form of literacy – They help young people think critically, solve problems and create impact.
We spoke with one of our Code Creators volunteer facilitators, Chiderah, about her journey into technology and coding, her passion for social impact and why supporting young people through coding matters to her. Tell me a little bit about you and your journey into coding/technology. My journey with coding wasn’t the usual one, as I […]
Volunteer Spotlight – Mentoring is valuable to everybody, young and old!
Sinead is one of our volunteers and the star of our latest spotlight. She talks about how she got to where she is today in her career in marketing and communications for huge pharmaceutical companies. She also shares the reasons why she decided to volunteer as a mentor, what her experience has been like and […]
Volunteer Spotlight – The most fulfilling part of tutoring for me was seeing how my tutee was improving
One of our incredible volunteers took the time to share about her experience as a volunteer tutor with GT Scholars. She has been an English tutor, working with scholars needing support in English tuition. She talks about how tutoring has been fulfilling for her through the positive impact she’s seen in her tutee and the […]
Volunteers spotlight – It has been rewarding to see the scholars that I work with build their confidence through our conversations
Our team of experienced volunteers do an amazing job in tutoring and mentoring our scholars to their desired goals. We had an opportunity to interview Iona, who has been a volunteer mentor with us since 2020. Iona found it very rewarding to be able to positively impact the life of young people and shares how […]
Volunteer Spotlight – The most fulfilling part is knowing that you are positively contributing to someone’s future.
We love our spotlight interviews where we get the opportunity to talk to our volunteers at GT Scholars! Our latest spotlight is on one of our volunteer mentors, Helen. She talks about the role that mentorship has played in her journey to success. Helen is passionate about sustainable energy, societal issues and climate change. She […]
Volunteer Spotlight – I think that you can learn critical skills by talking to other people who have been through it already.
Can you tell me why you decided to volunteer your time with GT Scholars? I feel very fortunate in terms of the work that I do, which is impactful in some shape or form. I feel that I was able to get into this position because I’ve been very lucky with having a private education. […]
Volunteer Spotlight – Tutoring helps to overcome obstacles, and it gives individual attention, which is sometimes actually what’s needed!
Why did you decide to volunteer? When it came to Covid, I was worried about my job security, so I started looking into tutoring as an alternative. I thought let’s get up to speed with what I need to do to tutor. It could be an option for me if It materialised that I didn’t […]
Volunteer Spotlight – I think that tutoring emphasises the value of the individual
Josh Hood has been a volunteer tutor with us for about a year now, and it was great to hear more about his experience with us as a tutor, and how he has helped his tutee reach her goals and overcome her challenges. It’s inspiring stories like Josh’s that help us celebrate our volunteers and […]
Volunteer Spotlight – I think for your own personal growth and just your own goals, it’s helped me unlock different areas of my brain and different areas of my personality that maybe I hadn’t seen in a while.
In our latest volunteer spotlight interview series, we had the chance to sit down with Sophie, an English tutor with GT Scholars. Sophie talks about how the programme has had a positive impact on her and why it is a good opportunity for anyone who would like to volunteer with us. Can you tell me […]
Volunteer Spotlight – English tutoring has been a fun, challenging, rewarding, and positive experience!
The volunteer tutors and mentors are in essence the driving force behind GT Scholars, and it’s always great to learn more about them and why they’re passionate about working with young people. We’ve had the privilege of interviewing one of our volunteering English tutors, Sarah, who recently shared more about how she helped her tutees […]