1-on-1 Mentoring
Working 1-on-1 with enthusiastic experts
Since 2020, the Institute has been running all mentoring sessions online.
What it is
Our 1-on-1 online mentoring program offers motivated high school students, the Institute’s scholars, a minimum of one term of one to two hours per week of online study time with an enthusiastic mathematics expert. Our mentors come from a range of educational and professional backgrounds, but have all studied mathematics at some point during their time at university.
What happens
The individual needs of the student will be put first, but a typical approach for these sessions is to start off by working through school homework. A student who has completed their homework will feel more confident and engaged going into their next class and therefore more likely to benefit from their teacher’s instruction. Through this process, technique and knowledge gaps may come to light. Addressing these will then be a priority and may require a small amount of extra homework to be set.
We also encourage mentors and scholars to make use of our resource hub, which contains some material on topics covered at school, as well as interesting concepts and ideas not presented in the formal curriculum to stimulate a degree of mathematical curiosity.
What it looks like
“The belief and moral support I get, more than anything, makes me trust in myself as well as aspire to achieve”
What they say
“I get to help a student in need while doing something (ie. maths!) that I love”
“I love math even more now than I did an hour ago”
“I have found the mentoring experience very rewarding! It makes me feel great to know I am helping students who are passionate about their studies to achieve”