Mentors
Mentors
To be a mentor, we are not necessarily looking for those with extensive STEM based careers. Most importantly, we are looking for patient, kind and thoughtful adults that have a passion for helping young people.
Your own experience from your working life could be in finance, HR, legal, support- it really doesn’t matter, so long as your commitment is to help understand young people and encourage them become a little bit more confident and able to communicate with adults, due to your involvement.
A big part of all GFG Foundation offerings incorporate Essential Life Hacks, called ‘Best Self’. These are obvious but crucial points that we introduce to students and ask mentors to encourage them to follow these on a weekly basis. They are:
