The Pimlico Connection
The Pimlico Connection is a peer-tutoring scheme that has been running at Imperial College London since 1975. Students volunteer as classroom assistants and mentors in local primary and secondary schools on a wednesday afternoon between November and March each year. The emphasis is on inspiring the pupils in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths subjects (STEM) whilst raising aspirations and providing a positive role model for both science and higher education.
Each year the scheme attracts over 100 student volunteers and has recently won the Outstanding Project Award at the Student Volunteering Awards in December 2004.
For more information about the scheme or to enroll as a volunteer or partner school, please contact the Widening Participation Projects Officer who is responsible for running it.
Please note that while we would love to be able to offer everyone who contacts us a place on the Pimlico Connection, this voluntary scheme is currently available to undergraduate and postgraduate students of Imperial College London.
