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lunch, or after school. The program
        All courses are mastery-based,                                          asks for a one-year commitment.
        which means students cannot
        fail a course. There are no
        deadlines, so students can                                              The Clarke County Mentor Program,
        take as much, or as little                                              a nonprofit agency, began in 1991 as
        time as needed to successfully                                          a joint initiative of the Athens Area
        complete coursework.                                                    Chamber of Commerce and the Clarke
        To better meet the different                                            County School District. Among the
        learning styles of students,                                            many benefits of mentoring programs:
        the school offers a variety                                                •  mentored students have better
        of course formats including                                                  school attendance and are more
        textbook and web-based                                                       likely to graduate from high school;
        instruction. All methods                                                   •  local businesses have access to a
        provide self-paced, individual-                                              more educated workforce with
        ized mastery learning.                       CLARKE COUNTY                   stronger ties to their community;
                                                        MENTOR PROGRAM             •  volunteers who mentor experience
        Foothills Education Charter High        The Clarke County Mentor Program        the pride and fulfillment of having a
        School is fully accredited by the Georgia   trains adult volunteers and matches        positive impact on a young person
        Accrediting Commission and Cognia       them with students in the Clarke Coun-       and strengthening their community.
        (formerly AdvancED) as a K-12 public    ty School District who would benefit   Volunteers complete an application,
        charter school. Visit foothillscharter.org for   from having a mentor. A mentor is a   undergo a background check, and
        more information.                       role model, listener, and friend whose   complete a training session. Training
                                                presence can help a young person   sessions are held monthly August-
        Clarke Foothills                        become a successful adult.      November and January-February.
           440-3 Dearing Ext.
           Athens, GA 30606                     Mentors visit their “mentee” at school      P.O. Box 49530
           (706) 353-1172 | foothillscharter.org  once a week, to share a meal, help      Athens, GA 30604
                                                with homework, play a game, or simply      (706) 850-0315
        Barrow Foothills                        have a conversation. These visits can   mentor@clarkementors.com
           985 Austin Rd.                       take place before school starts, during   clarkecountymentorprogram.org
           Winder, GA 30680
           (770) 867-1711

        Oglethorpe Foothills
           749 Athens Rd.
           Lexington, GA 30648
           (706) 743-7921

        Walton Foothills
           300 Double Springs Church Rd.
           Monroe, GA 30656
           (770) 207-3115


             PRIVATE SCHOOLS
        Along with our exceptional public schools,
        Athens offers a wide array of outstanding
        private schools.

        Athens Academy is a coeducational,
        independent, college preparatory school
        serving students from three years old
        through 12th grade.
           •  152-acre campus
           •  More than 920 students from
             19 counties
           •  Accredited by SAIS and Cognia
           •  Named a Blue Ribbon Exemplary
             High Performing School by the U.S.
             Department of Education
           •  20 varsity and 20 middle school
             athletic teams
           •  50 state championships and more
             than 200 area/region championships


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