Deer Park ES partners with Westfield HS to form our WHS Mentor Program. High school students from the Peer Helping class are matched with elementary students to form a mentoring relationship that supports students’ social and emotional growth. 

Typical mentoring activities include playing board games, hands-on arts & crafts activities, reading, and outside fun, such as tossing a ball or using sidewalk chalk.  High school students are carefully vetted for this program at the high school level and undergo a rigorous application and interview process. Several schools in our community participate. This relationship benefits both students immensely, as the younger student has a caring, consistent mentor and the high school students learn the importance of community stewardship.

Mentoring is available through our FCPS MentorWorks program.