Peer-to-Peer Learning for Teens

Explore new topics and help prep for the school year with free classes and tutoring provided by the ambitious students of Belmont.

These community service peer mentoring services are not supervised by the library, but are advertised as being free and available to the community for their intended age groups.

SAT Peer Prep: See here for details and FAQ.

Belmont Free Lessons: Founded in March 2020 with the goal of providing free, additional learning opportunities within the Belmont community.

• Math Lessons
• Science Lessons
• Social Studies and Language
• Art and Other Interests

Leaders United for Change: This student-led National Organization has One on One Academic Mentoring available virtually for students in middle school and high school. View more information here.

Foreign Language Program (Ages 5-14)

The Foreign Immersion Program (FIP) is looking for youth students interested in expanding their novice knowledge of a foreign language!

Under the sponsorship of the Belmont Youth Commission, FIP facilitates foreign language tutoring for novice youth learners. FIP’s primary mission is to expand Massachusetts youth interest in, understanding of, and appreciation for languages and cultures different from their own.

Experienced high school students are recruited to volunteer their time in tutoring a younger learner in a foreign language. Mentors craft their own interactive lesson plans that include games, videos, songs, and more. We ask our mentors to inquire biweekly about conferencing with their mentee’s parents in order to provide them with an update on their child’s progress.

Participants will be paired with a mentor by early October and meet on an independently facilitated virtual platform weekly for 30 minutes to an hour. Your child’s mentor will directly correspond with them throughout the year after they are initially paired by our team. We accept mentees between the ages of 5 and 14 years old.

Here is the sign up link for students interested to be mentored in a foreign language: https://forms.gle/Wu4S2oU6BFjLTA6u8 

For questions about being a volunteer mentor, please email [email protected].

Due to a backlog of requests, the Mentor Match program hosted by Belmont Library is currently on hiatus. This post was updated 7/14/22.