2026-2027 Mentorship Program – New Mentors

Name

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Name*

First Last

Email- We highly recommend using your personal email address here because we've run into challenges in the past with School Board email accounts filtering out emails from outside the School Board.*

School/Organization*

Where are you located?*

City State / Province / Region Country

Which of the following best describes your current teaching role?*

Early Years Educator

Public School Educator

Private School Educator

Alternative School Educator

Homeschool Educator

Forest/Nature School Educator

Professor

Educational Assistant / Support Staff

Other

What grade range(s) do you teach?*

Early Years / Preschool

Kindergarten - Grade 3

Grades 4-7

Grades 8-12

Post secondary / Adult

How many years have you been leading outdoor learning with students?*

What skills and experience would you bring to being an outdoor learning Mentor?*

In addition to being a virtual pen pal, would you also be interested in facilitating a virtual campfire?*

Yes

Virtual Campfire Proposal: Please let us know what you would like present during your virtual campfire. This will help us to match you up with other presenters and determine themes for each virtual campfire.*

In which language(s) are you comfortable communicating with your Mentee throughout the school year?*

English

French

please select all that apply

Please select all of the following statements that are true for you:*

I have experience facilitating virtual workshops.

I am familiar with challenges and barriers related to outdoor learning.

I have the capacity to respond to 1-5 Mentee emails once a month.

I am familiar with local organizations, programs and professional learning opportunities related to outdoor learning.

I have a good amount of knowledge of outdoor learning resources.

I am proficient in English

I am proficient in French

We are committed to supporting educators from underserved or underrepresented communities in participating in the Mentorship Program. This could include educators identifying as Black, Indigenous, a Person Of Colour, educators who have lived experience with a disability, educators who are part of the 2SLGBTQ+ community or being a member of another marginalized group. In an effort to meet Mentee requests to be paired with a Mentor with shared lived experience, you can choose to self identify below. Please note, this is completely optional. You can also use this section to provide feedback on how we can best support you.

Do you have any previous experience with Take Me Outside?*

If you selected yes, can you describe your previous experience with TMO?

If you'd like to upload your resume, you can do so here.

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Is there anything else you'd like us to know?

2026-2027 Mentorship Program - Mentor Application

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