Mentor Tips


My latest
match told me that she likes when I tell her science facts, gives me something to just randomly toss out there for her and hope to spark conversation.

- Mentor

Use the website! The site is changing all the time. There are new activities and information being added on a regular basis. The girls in the Cybermentor program are encouraged to use a link on the website to materials that are meant as a guide and resource. The site has useful mentoring tips, fun exercises to do, and information to assist in career planning. Following a visit to the site, you may:

  • suggest that you learn together about other amazing women in science and engineering
  • explore possibilities for a future career
  • suggest that she join a discussion forum on topics that interest her in science and engineering
  • get involved in the Discussion Planet (web forums)
  • participate in a webcast or “meet an expert” online
  • solve a puzzle or
  • point her in the direction to find out what’s out there for young women like her, such as science opportunities, youth conferences, and even scholarships that she can apply for