Speed Mentoring

TMS hosted its fourth Alumni Speed Mentoring event in May at the Upper School. The Speed Mentoring event is a great way for Alumni from both campuses to return to TMS as both mentors and mentees. Mentors consist of individuals from a variety of fields including current families, TMS local community partners, and experts from across the GTA. Mentees in attendance consisted of young Alumni (graduated within the last 5 years) and Grade 10, 11, and 12 students.

The evening started off with keynote speaker Diana Chan giving tips and techniques on developing networking skills in different environments. This was followed by five speed mentoring sessions, where mentees moved to different mentors from different fields in 7 minute intervals. Both groups had a handbook to help focus discussions in the sessions. Mentees were exposed to different careers they were interested in as well as new career options which may not have been on their radar. After the mentoring session concluded, the mentees practiced their newfound networking skills in a mini-reception, where they followed up and connected with mentors.

The session acted as a powerful catalyst to help mentees develop strong networking skills that they could use in their postsecondary education and subsequent careers.