Preparing for the First Meeting
Conversation Starters
Bring a few prompts to help the conversation flow:
- What led you to become a mentor?
- What do you enjoy doing for fun?
- What do you do at work, and how did you get into that field?
- Share three unexpected things you did lately.
- Where did you grow up, and what was unique about it?
- Tell me about your cultural background.
- What three words describe you?
- Who are some of the most important people in your life?
- Share a funny or embarrassing moment from recently.
- What were you like at my age?
- What’s a favorite book, and why?
- Let’s talk music—what do you like to listen to?
- If you could talk with anyone from history, who and why?
- What are a few items on your bucket list?
- If you could be anyone for an hour, who would you be?
- If you could teleport right now, where would you go?
- What’s the latest movie you watched?
- Who was a mentor for you growing up, and why?
Other ideas
Activities With Your Mentor
Think about a few activities to do together, at school or outside school:
Set Your Goals
Decide on goals for your mentoring relationship, and share them with your mentor.
Examples to get started
- Build a positive relationship with a trusted adult outside my family.
- Explore careers and the education paths that lead to them.
- Take advantage of new opportunities in my school and community.
- Discover and develop my strengths.
- Be open to guidance from an adult role model and friend.