Young Mentors brings together secondary school students with older Australians, to share digital skills and knowledge.
The free program for schools and organisations encourages intergenerational learning, offering one-on-one digital mentoring sessions. The weekly one-hour sessions focus specifically on the needs of the older learners and are delivered over a period of six weeks.
We are looking for schools, libraries, councils, aged residential care facilities and other community groups to get involved.
Are you part of a community group, aged care or retirement facility that would be interested in getting involved in Young Mentors?
Let them know we are looking for organisations with a connection to older Australians to sign up.
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Young Mentors is available to secondary school communities across Australia. If you’re a teacher, you can register your school to run its own program.
Young Mentors offers students the opportunity to develop their communication, leadership and problems solving skills, while making a valuable social contribution.
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Are you an individual with time to lend a hand? To find out how you can help or to get in touch with a local community organisation in the Be Connected Network, contact our not-for-profit partner, Good Things Australia.
Get startedAlong with building confidence of older Australians in using digital technology, people of all ages taking part in the Young Mentors pilot reported increased social connection and understanding across generations.
Hear from our pilot participants about the many benefits of the Young Mentors program in our video and find more case studies on the eSafety website.