What is in-school mentoring?
In-school mentoring is about building a relationship between two members of the community; a volunteer mentor and a young person during school hours at their school . All we ask of our mentors is to bring kindness, compassion and curiosity to see the world through their eyes. This goes a long way for a young person who is facing big challenges in their life . By creating a safe space for a young person for one hour a week, you can make a lasting impact on their life. Mentoring is not a one-way street – there is so much to be gained for both the mentor and the young person.
Fullness in life comes when you pour yourself out for others
Through our in-school mentoring program, our volunteer mentors help identify a young person’s spark and then seek to strengthen and grow that spark to help foster resilience and confidence.
Our tailored program is built to support students. We focus our mentoring around a guided 12 Buckets model for the student that has four core qualities: Belonging, Mastery, Generosity and Independence.
What makes a mentoring experience special?
At 12 Buckets, we work with our mentors to build resilience in students. It’s all about understanding and identifying the strengths you see in your student and then empowering them to build upon those strengths. We do this by getting to know our students through games, building Lego, making music, playing sports, the list goes on!
12 Buckets creates safe spaces for our young people to develop connections, which unearths their spark, igniting their potential!
How can I become a mentor with 12 Buckets?
We are so glad you asked!
Our 12 Buckets mentors are our superheroes. We believe that when we work together, we can all achieve great things and have a truly positive impact in the lives of our young people. But more importantly, 12 Buckets is also an opportunity for our mentors to learn and grow within our program too! We need our volunteer mentors to be able to commit to our program for 12 months. The time commitment we need is 1 day per week for 1 hour, during the school day, during school term.
So, if we sound like a good fit for you, get in touch with us. We accept applications from individuals and corporate teams – if you’re ready to make a difference then apply now.
