As a mentor, You Will ...
Guide Students
as they learn about entrepreneurship and develop critical social and emotional learning skills.
Challenge Students
to step outside their comfort zone as they explore college and career aspirations.
Develop Relationships
that promote mutual trust and respect, which provide a source of stability for students.
Connect Students
to resources, new communities, and exciting career opportunities.
The Power of Mentoring
Research shows that students who build relationships with caring, consistent adult mentors set higher educational goals, have better school attendance, grow in essential interpersonal and emotional skills such as self-awareness and problem-solving, and are more likely to complete high school and succeed in college.
The positive impacts increase the longer the mentoring lasts! For example, 67% of young adults found their mentoring relationship very helpful if it lasted for a year or more, versus only 33% when the relationship lasted less than a year. This is why we’d love to see our mentor continue working with students throughout their high school journey.
Mentor Commitment at BUILD
Mentors work with students as they learn teamwork and collaboration skills, create and grow their businesses, pitch to investors, and manufacture and sell their products. No prior experience is necessary!
Where You'll Mentor for Business Teams
Bay Area
Offers the opportunity to mentor a student business team twice a month for 60-90 minutes, either virtually or in-person, at one of our partner schools. Mentoring available in Oakland, Redwood City, & East Palo Alto beginning in January.
Los Angeles
Offers the opportunity to mentor a student business team for 10 class sessions (2 in-person and 8 virtually), twice a month for 60-90 minutes at one of our partner schools. Mentoring available in the San Fernando Valley, Hollywood, East LA, and South Bay beginning in January.
DC Metro Area
Will resume both in-class and virtual mentoring in Spring 2023, focusing more intensively on literacy coaching, business planning support, and public speaking skills.
New York City
Offers in-school and virtual mentoring across the five boroughs. Mentoring takes place twice a month for 60 minutes at one of our partner schools. This is a full academic year commitment.
Pittsburgh
Offers mentoring on a semi-regular, once per month basis to support students to prepare for pitch competitions.
Boston
Offers mentoring weekly for 60-90 minutes in person at one of our partner schools. This is a full academic year commitment.
