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For Mentors and Mentees

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Getting to Know Each Other Activities (PDF)
Check out the suggested games and activities in this PDF document for your first meeting.

Cultural Backgrounds
If you and your mentee want to discuss each other's ethnic and cultural backgrounds, this site provides you with detailed facts about every country in the world - a great way to get to know each other better.

Making a Family Tree (PDF)
This download enables you and your mentee to create family trees as a structured way to learn about each other’s families and backgrounds.

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Mentoring Activities
These sites will provide you with resources and ideas for fun activities the two of you can do together.

Mentoring Activities for the Office
For mentors in work-based mentoring programs, this guide suggests a number of activities that you and your mentee can do together in your office or work space.

Topics for Discussion (PDF)
A list of 31 possible discussion topics for you and your high school-age mentee

Online Games
The two of you can play online games together, such as chess, checkers, etc. at this yahoo site.

General Mentoring Activity Ideas
This list created by the New York City Mentoring Program cites a number of activities (many are NYC-based) for pairs to chose from.

New York City Mentoring Program Website
Browse this site, created by the New York City Mentoring Program, for more activity ideas and general mentoring information.

Mentoring Activity Workbooks
This company provides age-appropriate mentoring and internship activity guides that program coordinators or individual mentors can order online.

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Academic and Educational Resources
Pairs can use these sites to access helpful information on the NYC school system, academic subjects, essay writing, and other school-related topics.

Student Navigator
The New York Times student Navigator site serves as a resource for students and provides homework help and research topics in a range of subjects. It also gives information about college admissions, standardized tests, and financial aid.

General Homework Helper (all subjects)
This link takes you to the Discovery School’s homework helper website – a great resource for assistance in all academic subjects.

Math Help
This page posted by Math for America lists a number of excellent online resources for math-focused activities, skills practice, games and challenges, and technology specific sites. A great resource for helping your mentee develop better math skills.

Science Help
To help your mentee with Science homework, check out this great resource from the Discovery Channel: Comprehensive list of resources for all fields of science- biology, chemistry, physics, medical, anatomy, etc.

English Help
Another link to the Discovery Channel’s homework help site- great site for assisting your mentee with English class assignments and projects.

New York City Department of Education
For comprehensive information about the New York City public school system, including school calendars, student requirements, events, resources, and more, go to the Department of Education's website.

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SAT Preparation
The following sites offer free and low-cost SAT preparation services.

Free SAT Preparation
Princeton Review
Kaplan

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Planning for the Future
These sites can help pairs explore college and post-secondary school options, learn about the application process, apply for scholarships and financial aid, and more.

College and Scholarships | College Board
These sites will provide you with information about colleges, universities, SAT info, scholarships and application procedures.

All About Scholarships
This link to the Imentor website provides comprehensive info on many scholarship opportunities.

Virtual Campus Tours
Explore college campuses of your choice through the virtual tours provided by this site.

Financial Aid
The smart guide to financial aid. This site provides information about financial aid, loans, scholarships, military aid and grants. It also provides users with a Q & A component, tools to figure out how much aid is needed, plus information regarding testing, college admissions, and jobs.

Military Careers
Many young people are interested in joining the Military as a career or as a way to learn professional skills and obtain funding for college. This site gives instructions on how to enlist and provides information about college scholarships provided by the armed forces.

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World of Work and Career Information
The following sites will help you and your mentee explore career options, build professional skills, and increase awareness and understanding of the world of work.

All about the Job Search Process
This comprehensive site offers many web resources for job training, skill building, tips for researching and applying for jobs, and actual job opportunities including summer and after school employment.

Salary Information
This site provides free salary information for thousands of job titles and professions.

Career Information
Mentoring Pairs can find information at this site regarding jobs, careers, resume writing, interviewing skills, and general "world of work" info that will help mentees understand what it takes to make smart career decisions.

Career Toolkit
This site lists a range of resources for mentees interested in learning about resumes/cover letters, exploring various industries and salary ranges, steps for finding a job, etc.

How to Dress for Success
This site provides "Do's and Don'ts" information for young people on how to dress like a professional for job interviews, internships, and world of work activities.

Interview dos and don'ts
This link lists a number of important things to consider when preparing for and conducting a job interview.

Time Management Tips
From the College Board - simple steps to help high school students manage time more efficiently

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The Stock Market, Business, and Finance
The following sites will help you and your mentee learn about the stock market., finance, and money management.

How Stocks and the Market Work
New York Stock Exchange
Nasdaq

Virtual Stock Exchange
This site will enable you and your mentee to build and manage a virtual portfolio - conduct market, stop and limit orders on the actual NYSE and NASDAQ securities, and start your own private competition for friends, colleagues and other mentoring pairs.

How Business Works
Everything you or your mentee ever wanted to know about business- banking, marketing, sales, publishing, small businesses, etc. Check out all the categories.

How Credit Cards Work
This site will help you explain the pros and cons of credit cards to your mentee, and covers such topics as variable and fixed rates, safety issues, how to avoid debt, and more.

Budgeting
This link to about.com will take you to a collection of some of the best budgeting links on the web. The site enables you and your mentee to learn all about money management and budgeting. A great skill to teach young people.

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Government and Politics
The following sites are a great way for you and your mentee to learn all about the US government, its branches, programs, and how they impact law, policy, and daily life.

How Government Works
This site explains in detail how many facets of the U.S. government works, including elections, the electoral college, social security, income taxes, customs, United Nations, NATO, etc.

The White House
The Supreme Court
The Senate
The House of Representatives
Use these links to learn all about your and your mentee’s local representatives/senators, the various branches of government, their history, and how they function.

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Internet and Website Design
Learning about the internet and developing a website can be a great way for pairs to have fun together while developing mentees' computer knowledge and technical skills. Check out the sites below:

Web Developer's Resource
Web Monkey.com provides you with a "how to library," quick reference guide, and detailed, user-friendly information about how to develop and maintain a website.

Domain Registration
Go to this site to register a domain name, host your site, and more.

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Mentee Opportunities
These sites provide info on youth employment, after school programs, and community-oriented programs available to young people.

All about the Job Search Process
This comprehensive site offers many web resources for job training, skill building, tips for researching and applying for jobs, and actual job opportunities including summer and after school employment.

More Teen Jobs
This link sends you to a teen-oriented section of a national job search website. Browse by zip-code.

Internship Opportunities
This page lists dozens of local and national internship opportunities for young people and offers advice on how to apply.

How to Obtain Working Papers
This link to the NYS Department of Labor provides information on how mentees can get working papers if s/he is under 18 yrs old, and explains labor laws, provides tips on job readiness and lists various employment opportunities in the NYC area.

After School Programs
Go to this government site to help your mentee find out about after school programs opportunities.

New York City After School Programs
This guide posted by the New York City Office of Youth and Community Development provides a city-wide list of after school programs, describes what each one has to offer, lists locations, and offers tips on how to select a program that meet the needs of individual youth.

NYC Community Service Opportunities for Youth
This link to “kids for community” gives mentors and mentees hundreds of ideas and opportunities for volunteer work and community service throughout New York City.

General Support Services for NYC Teens
“The Door,” a NYC non-profit organization, offers a range of adolescent social services including counseling services, college and career advisement, prenatal and pregnancy services, GED, ESL, legal services, and more. Youth membership is FREE and confidential.

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New York City-Area Activities for Mentoring Pairs
If you have been cleared by your mentoring program coordinator to take your mentee off-site, these links will provide you with information about educational, recreational, entertainment, and arts-oriented activities for you and your mentee throughout the five boroughs.

New York For Two
This excellent online resource posted by Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York lists dozens of free or low-cost activities in the New York City area that are perfect for Mentoring Pairs. You can browse the listings by category, price, location, or alphabetically.

High Five Tickets
High Five offers tickets to various activities, shows, and events in the NYC area to students and one adult for $5.00 each.

NYC Community Service Opportunities for Youth
This link to “kids for community” gives mentors and mentees hundreds of ideas and opportunities for volunteer work and community service throughout New York City.

Go New York City | New York Citysearch | New York Field Trips
These three sites provide general information about New York City landmarks, site-seeing, museums, restaurants, fairs, events, movie-listings, park information, field-trip opportunities, and more.

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Your Recommended Links
If you have a link that you think would be a good mentoring resource, please send it to us and we will consider adding it to this page. In your message, please briefly explain how the link has been helpful to you and/or your mentee, and send it to us at the following address: information@owenconsulting.com.

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Note: Many of the sites on this page were researched and provided by the New York City Department of Education's New York City Mentoring Program.

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