Our eMentor Program provides free one-on-one mentoring to upper-primary school students experiencing disadvantage in rural and remote communities. Over eight weeks students connect to our passionate Perth-based volunteers using an online platform and explore Australian Curriculum mentoring topics selected by their school teacher.

Mentors connect with their students through a virtual classroom which includes a video/audio feed, messaging capabilities and an online whiteboard. In each weekly session, a variety of interactive aids are used to cover one aspect of a selected mentoring topic.

After each session, our volunteer mentors evaluate how the session went and collaboratively develop tailored mentoring strategies for their students. These strategies are then used in the following sessions and improved over the course of the program.

The eMentor Program runs twice a year, normally from the middle of Term 1 to the end of Term 2 and from early Term 3 to the start of Term 4. We recruit high-achieving volunteers who also act as positive role models for their students supporting them to improve their attitudes towards school and achieve their aspirations.

Recruited volunteers attend training days to develop their mentoring skills

eMentors deliver online mentoring support to a matched student

Students develop their emotional intelligence, confidence, resilience, critical thinking and mental wellbeing

Current topics include:

• Success and Goal Setting

• Cyber Safety

• Positive Relationships

• Health and Wellbeing

• Ethics and Perspectives

• Diversity and World Culture

• Leadership

• Transitioning to High School

94%

of students look up to their eMentor

80%

of students through talking with a mentor now are thinking about their future

78%

of students believe they are better equipped to be a leader