After-school mentoring and homework help for elementary and secondary school students
What is Homework Zone?
Founded in 2011, Homework Zone (HZ) is an after-school mentoring program connecting McGill University student volunteers with elementary and secondary school students in schools around Montréal, and in Kahnawa:ke (traditional territory of the Kanien'kehá:ka First Nation).
How HZ Works
At HZ, we create an oasis for students where they can challenge themselves and nurture positive relationships within the school environment. Each 90-minute HZ session is split into two 45-minute parts:
- Academic support (ie., homework completion, problem solving, reading);
- Imagination-based and academic enrichment activities or workshops offered by McGill students or community groups that focus on creativity, expression and building relationships.
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Press Coverage
Education Canada Magazine, May 2015: Homework Zone: A mentorship program for at-risk students
Montreal Families, October 2014: University students help youngsters learn to enjoy homework

Apply to be a Mentor
Current McGill students: become part of the Homework Zone team!

Facilitate a Workshop
McGill student groups and external community organizations - propose a workshop!
Thank you to our valued partners!
- T.R. Meighen Family Foundation
- Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
- Kahnawa:ke Education Center
- Native Montreal
- McGill Student Housing and Hospitality Services
- McGill Enrolment Services
- Lester B. Pearson School Board
- English Montreal School Board
- New Frontiers School Board
- Frontier College
- The schools, teachers, principals, families, students and McGill volunteers we get to work with every year!
McGill University is situated on the traditional territory of the Kanien’kehà:ka, a place which has long served as a site of meeting and exchange amongst nations. We recognize and respect the Kanien’kehà:ka as the traditional custodians of the lands and waters on which we meet today.
Click here for more information on land acknowledgements.