Cybermentor is an online mentoring program aimed at girls 11-18 who are interested in or just want to learn more about science and engineering. The program matches girls with female students at Alberta universities and other places around the globe who are studying science and engineering, or with professional women scientists and engineers (my current mentor works in Germany!).
The primary goal of the Cybermentor program is to expand girls’ knowledge of careers, opportunities and benefits that exist for women in science and engineering fields. Second, is to provide motivation for girls to continue in their math and science studies through interaction with female role models who are studying and practicing in these fields. Third, girls will have the opportunity to communicate with mentors from diverse fields, thereby expanding the options for potential career paths.
I have been with Cybermentor for 5 years now, and it has been an amazing experience! I’ve talked to my mentors about their jobs, university life, high school courses, and mostly just fun stuff, like what sports and activities we do. When you register, you specify what you are interested in and they do their best to match you with a woman in a related field — and let me tell you, they are AMAZING at matching! If you aren’t sure exactly what you’re interested in, that’s just fine. They’ll match you with someone who you can learn from. Another cool thing about Cybermentor is that you can have a new mentor in a new (or same) field each year or, if you decide, you can stay with the same mentor for more than one year. Plus, if at some point during the year you don’t feel a connection with your mentor, you can get a new one!
All communication is done through the Cybermentor website and all information transfered is secure and confidential.
So, are you a girl who loves science or just want to learn more? Then sign up for Cybermentor! 😀
