Mentorship program:

 

What is Mentoring?

 

Mentoring is a relationship between one person (the Mentor) with certain knowledge, skills and connections, and another person (the Mentee) who wants to acquire more knowledge, skills, and connection for his or her own personal and/or professional growth.

 

How it works ?

 

The objective of the Mentorship Program is to help high-school students and youth in Montreal develop confidence, self-esteem and respect through a trusting and caring relationship. We hope to provide them with the opportunity to make better decisions that can positively impact their attitudes. Participants commit to meet once a week for the school year. This allows the pair to get to know each other and develop a trusting relationship over time. We hope they will have fun together and develop their personal and relationship goals. Once a month, all the Mentors and Mentees meet for a day of peer support and other fun activities in the community.

 

Benefits for Mentors:

 

• Make a difference in the life of a child by sharing your knowledge and experience, offering support, and inspiring him/her.

• Learn about other cultures.

• Develop your mentoring and counselling skills.

• Become aware of the challenges that occur in high-schools today.

 

Benefits for Mentees:

 

• Build your soft skills and confidence by communicating with an older student.

• Discover challenges and opportunities to overcome them.

• Build a trusting relationship with a friend and get inspired.

• Develop new skills, knowledge and insight.

 

Mentor’s Role:

 

• Meet with the mentee on a regular basis (ex: once a week for the school year).

• Inquire about the mentee’s aspirations, expectations, interests, skills, talents.

• Share experiences about life.

• Provide advice, information, ideas.

• Take part in community engagement activities and events.

 

Mentee’s role:

 

• Meet with the mentor on a regular basis (ex: once a week for the school year).

• Inform mentor of the topics that he/she would like to discuss and activities he/she would like to engage in together.

• Inquire about the mentor’s professional, educational and social experience.

• Seek advice and information.

 

Suggested topics for discussion:

 

• Goals for the duration of the mentorship relationship.

• Challenges that youth experience in high-school.

• Challenges that youth experience in university.

• How the mentee can acquire skills and knowledge needed for a specific occupation.