Mentors

Thank you for volunteering to be a mentor for our Grade 6 Exhibition! You are a valuable part of this process - we cannot do it without you!

Your role in the Exhibition process is crucial - you are working closely with a group of students to help guide them through their inquiry. You can help the students set and meet their goals by asking questions, suggesting resources, helping to interpret difficult information and facilitating interviews or phone/Skype calls.

The mentor’s primary role is to act as a guide and resource in the accomplishment of specific tasks during the exhibition process. Members of the school community are invited to mentor in one or more areas of interest or expertise, for example, research, writing, or information and communication technology (ICT). They are available at different stages of the exhibition. For instance, in the early stages of the inquiry, research mentors come in two to three times a week. Mentors have a purely advisory role, and while they do not participate in the summative assessment of the exhibition, they may contribute to formative assessments regarding their area of support, as well as reflecting on the exhibition process. (//Exhibition Guidelines, 2008, p. 5)//