About

FOX/HAMILTON MENTORTAINMENT PROGRAM

PROGRAM OVERVIEW:

The Fox Hamilton MENTORtainment Program in Los Angeles, founded by Fox Music and the Grammy Foundation in 2001-2, is designed to address the need to match youth with caring, responsible mentors. Music industry professionals are recruited to mentor high school students using music as an entry point of engagement, a shared passion, and a pathway to learning, communicating and preparing for the future. Fox Music employees, Recording Academy members, and other music industry professionals mentor students at Hamilton High School Academy of Music. Through a structured network involving the high school, Fox Music and  a professional mentoring coordinator, Fox Hamilton MENTORTtainment provides support for volunteers and young people to develop successful mentoring relationships. Fox Hamilton MENTORtainment goals are:

GOALS:

•  To broaden students’ awareness of education and employment opportunities in music-related fields
•  To establish ongoing, caring relationships with adult mentors
•  To build students’ knowledge and experience in goal-setting

CRITERIA:

STUDENTS: Students in grade 11 from Hamilton High School ‘s Academy of Music . Students must have a “C” average or better, be in at least one performing class at Hamilton , and must be nominated by a teacher/staff member.

MENTORS: Fox Music staff and staff of other music-related Fox departments; music professionals from other organizations.

WHAT: Topic-driven presentations, followed by team discussion and/or one-to-one conversation (relationship building) at school-site; job-shadowing at Fox Music; GRAMMY in the Schools activities including Music Industry Career Workshops, Career Handbook (and how to utilize it – facilitated by mentors), attendance at music events, goal-setting/achieving, college prep. activities, music skill-building and related dialogue between mentors and mentees.

WHEN: November – May
Two (2) mentoring sessions per month, two (2) hours each session.

WHERE: Hamilton High School , Fox Music, and various music venues.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:

  • Completed Application (mentors and mentees)
  • Orientation for mentors and mentees
  • Screening for mentors (reference check, approval of Supervisor, TB test, finger-printing)
  • Training for mentors – (Four hours plus follow-ups)
    • Training to include traditional mentor training, and training on diversity by 20th Century Fox Diversity Development Department, as well as music-related goal setting information.
    • Program Sessions (mandatory for all participants)-(See attached schedule)
    • Case Management – Conducted by mentoring coordinator and school.
    • Evaluation –Conducted by mentoring coordinator at mid-program and at the end of the program year.


Cheryl Mollicone
Director, Fox Hamilton MentorTainment Program