Volunteer at The Lab

The Lab is currently looking for volunteer mentors and guest artists to share their passion with young people in St. Paul Public Schools. Do you have a cool skill, profession, or artistic talent you’d like to share? We’d love to hear from you.

Volunteer Mentors

Volunteer Mentors work with individual or small groups of students on a variety of on-going projects. Volunteer opportunities include both individual & small group mentorships; time commitments vary from once-monthly to eight-weeks.

Examples of projects include:

POETRY
poetry, creative writing, spoken word, performance

VISUAL ARTS
art, crafts, photography, fiber arts

TECHNOLOGY
website design, computer, film and sound technology

EXPERIENTIAL WELLNESS
yoga, meditation, theatre and physical well-being

LEADERSHIP
post-secondary planning, life skills, and service learning

Guest Artists

Guest Artists perform or speak about their work to a larger group of students at our morning Enrichment programming. This can be a one-time engagement, but often guest artists are interested in continuing to mentor groups of students. Depending upon current funding, stipends might be available.

Examples of Enrichment shows include:

Hip hop and spoken word performance
African drumming
Storytelling
Hip hop dance
Inspirational speaking
Theatre performance

Have an awesome talent or profession not listed here? Let us know! We are always interested in new ideas and ways of inspiring and connecting with young people.

Apply

If you have experience in any of these modalities and an interest to work with urban youth, read our volunteer mentor descriptions and fill out an application (see Application Materials bellow).

Questions? Use our Contact Form
or call our volunteer coordinator,
Mallory Haar, (651) 744-1002

fax, email or mail your application to:
(651) 763-5411
mallory.haar@spps.org
The Lab @ Homecroft
1845 Sheridan Ave
St. Paul, MN 55116