The mentoring session was all about shifting the cohort from their comfort zone into their stretch zone. The session was held virtually so the cohort was speaking to women from all over the country. We started the session by making lists of women who inspire us in our lives. We played a game of ‘Who Am I?’; the group shared meaningful stories about their chosen inspirational women and they practised asking both open and closed questions to find out more information, in preparation to ask questions to their mentors.
The groups then started to map out their journey from the beginning of the project until this point. This was an important exercise that allowed them to reflect on their process and start thinking about what they wanted to do to move forward, addressing their achievements as well as obstacles they may have faced that they want to overcome. The groups made presentations and practised pitching their campaign.
Each group was assigned a specific mentor who specialised in STEM within Social Action. The cohort pitched their projects to their mentors and spent time answering questions and gaining advice about how to take their projects to the next professional level.
Afterwards, the groups came back together to share their experiences. Some of the cohorts explained that pitching their campaigns was a new challenge and pushed them into their stretch zones. The groups were made to think about their campaigns in a new and professional way. They all had a list of next steps which they wanted to focus on and everyone left feeling inspired and ready to push their projects to the next level!
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