Your Success Mentor is someone from the community (not your mom or dad) who has a job or business related to your passions and interests. This person is willing to talk shop for about an hour every week!
Success Mentor
We believe that students are positively influenced by spending time with successful community mentors. Each student should be matched with a mentor who exhibits a level of success in finances, physical health, and/or emotional well-being. Our mentors keep us connected to the community and ensure that Win Room School House students are equipped with the knowledge, skills and connections to be successful this year and into adulthood.
Each student at the Win Room School House is matched with a Success Mentor. This is a key component to bridging the gap between academia and the real world.
Requirements:
- Exhibit a level of success in finances, physical health and emotional well-being
- Have one hour to share each week
- Be willing to listen to a student and guide the student in their life passion
- Have specialized industry knowledge to share
- Pass a background check
- Attend Success Mentor training
How to find your Success Mentor:
Once a student has figured out their passions and interests it's time to find a Success Mentor! Depending on the student's passion/interest the mentor may be obvious. It may be someone you already know and can easily reach out to. If that's the case--fill out this form, including your potential mentor's email address!
No clue how to find a brain surgeon or paleontologist? We can help!
No clue how to find a brain surgeon or paleontologist? We can help!
Next: Find your Success Space
Introverts can probably create their Success Space at home. This should be a clutter-free zone with plenty of table space for projects and experiments. Extroverts will need to get creative and track down an outside work/play environment!