About Youth Mentoring Resources
Find out about how and why our youth mentoring resources were developed.
We understand that thinking of new, fun and engaging activities to bring to mentoring sessions can be challenging for mentors.
We also know that mentors often lead busy lives, so we aim to offer practical support by providing open-access and free activities.
The activities here are best understood as guides for mentors. We encourage you to think carefully about how any activity can be adapted to suit your mentee’s needs.
These resources were developed to meet the needs and outcomes of mentees in the Mentoring and Tutoring Education Scheme (MATES) Junior programme. Most activities are presented with 11-13 year old mentees in mind. However, many can be modified to better suit the needs, interests and developmental stage of older and younger mentees.
We’d like to acknowledge the mentors who contributed to the development of these resources and the Great Potentials Foundation and Te Rourou, One Aotearoa Foundation, who run the MATES Junior programme.
Please direct any questions or comments to Dr Pat Bullen.