Become a mentor

One builder, one mentor, until it works.

A GSV mentor is paired with one young person building something real. You keep them on schedule, help them over the hard parts, and stay reachable between calls. We read every application and reach out about an interview.

The job

It’s small and it’s real.

Paired one-on-one: You get matched with one young person building something real. Their project is the work. You are not lecturing a class.
Keep them moving: Hold them to a schedule, help them over the hard parts, and stay reachable between calls. A stalled builder is the failure mode you prevent.
Always a seat: You can teach even when there is no kit money, so we are always recruiting. A strong mentor never waits for a slot.

What you get

Volunteer hours, logged and verifiable
Real teaching experience with one student, not a worksheet
One true thing to point to on a college application

Apply

Short, but it has to be real.

Show us something you’ve built and answer one technical question. A mentor is paired with a young builder, so the work has to back the claim.

Full name

Your age

Our peer-mentor program is for teens. If you're 18 or older we'll route you to our adult advisor track instead. You're still welcome to help.

What have you built?

The strongest signal you can teach is something you've actually shipped. A project, with a link if you have one: code, hardware, a robot, an app.

Resume or background(optional)

Optional, and separate from the project above. Paste a short background or drop a link to your resume, GitHub, or portfolio if you have one.

What can you teach in?

The languages, frameworks, and tools you know well enough to teach a beginner.

A student's sensor reads fine over USB but gives garbage values on battery. Walk us through how you'd help them debug it, what you'd check first, and why.

There's no trick. We want to see how you think and how you'd explain it to a student. A sentence or two is plenty.

A real person reads every application. Mentoring earns you volunteer hours, real teaching experience, and something genuine to point to on a college application. You teach even when there’s no kit money, so there’s always a place for a strong mentor.

Questions first? Email greensiliconvalley27@gmail.com.