The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that it will recruit 850 new members of the ‘Seoul Run Mentor Group’ to address the learning gap between middle and high school students and support educational blind spots. This group of mentors will be for college and graduate students, and will provide customized mentoring in various aspects, such as academic guidance, career and advancement counseling, and sharing of concerns.
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[Korean Today] Recruiting 850 members of the ‘Seoul Run Mentor Group’… Strengthening customized mentoring to eliminate learning gaps © Reporter Seung-ju Ji |
The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on the 1st that it is recruiting the ‘Seoul Run Mentor Group’ to resolve the learning gap between middle and high school students in Seoul and to support educational blind spots. This recruitment is being conducted to fill the gap in the existing mentor group due to graduation and employment, and plans are to select 850 new mentors to form a total of approximately 1,500 mentors.
The ‘Seoul Run Mentor Group’ recommends customized learning content according to the mentee’s learning level and checks progress and understanding. They also share concerns about school life, career path, and advancement, and help mentees grow.
Last year, 1,181 mentors were active, and in a satisfaction survey in the first half of the year, 93.4% of mentees responded that they were satisfied with the mentoring service.
This year, Seoul City has improved the selection criteria to strengthen the capacity of the mentor group. The previous semester grade standard for applicants has been raised from C to C+ or higher, and applicants who can work long-term will be given preference. In addition, those who have experience as Seoul Run mentees or Seoul Donghaeng mentors will be given additional points for selection, thereby strengthening the virtuous cycle of learning.
If you are selected as a mentor, you will be provided with various benefits such as activity expenses, education participation allowance, activity certificate, excellent mentor award, and virtuous cycle talent scholarship. In particular, mentors who have been active for more than 8 months will be given a ‘virtuous cycle talent scholarship’ to support the growth of excellent mentors.
Applicants must be college or graduate students aged 39 or younger, and must submit applications through their university’s scholarship, volunteer, employment, and student support offices. The city of Seoul will accept recommendations from each university until the 16th and conduct a final selection after expert review.
Preferential treatment includes ▲those who have a learning history as a Seoul Run member ▲those who have experience as a Seoul Run mentoring mentee ▲those who have experience participating in Seoul Companion Mentoring ▲those who can participate in both online and offline activities ▲those who are majoring in an education-related department ▲university (graduate) students in Section 2 or lower of the scholarship support program.
The final selected mentors will begin their mentoring activities in earnest after completing the required training and orientation. More information can be found on the Seoul Run website (http://slearn.seoul.go.kr).
Jeong Jin-woo, the director of the Seoul Metropolitan Government’s Lifelong Education Bureau, said, “The Seoul Run Mentor Group goes beyond simple learning support and serves as a valuable partner that helps mentees grow,” adding, “I hope that many college students will participate in this activity where mentors and mentees can share their knowledge and experiences and grow together.”
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