BASIS Independent Schools Puts Innovative Twist on the Traditional Mentorship Model
BASIS Independent Schools Puts Innovative Twist on the Traditional Mentorship Model
The brainchild of Leading Private School Network Rolls out the Future-Ready Mentor Program in Brooklyn and Manhattan Campuses
领先的私立学校网络在布鲁克林和曼哈顿校园推出了未来导向的导师计划
NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BASIS Independent Schools, a recognized leader in education from preschool through grade 12, has partnered with The Learning Forum, a premier executive development organization, to launch an innovative mentorship program designed to prepare students for rapidly changing industries due to the advent of technological advances, particularly AI. The Future-Ready Mentor Program, debuting at the BASIS Independent Brooklyn and Manhattan campuses, reimagines traditional mentorship by cultivating leadership skills in older students and actively involving parents and guardians to create a culture of 'paying it forward.' The program emphasizes personalized assessments of students' strengths and interests, leadership development, and meaningful mentor connections, empowering students to navigate and thrive in the careers of tomorrow.
2024年11月13日，纽约 / PRNewswire / - BASIS独立学校是一家从学前到12年级教育方面享有盛誉的领导者，已与领先的高管发展组织The Learning Forum合作，推出了一项旨在为学生准备迅速变化的行业的创新导师计划，特别是由于科技进步的出现，尤其是人工智能。未来导向的导师计划将首次在BASIS独立学校的布鲁克林和曼哈顿校园推出，通过培养年长学生的领导技能并积极地让家长和监护人参与，打造一种“回馈社会”的文化，重新构想传统的导师制度。该计划强调对学生的实力和兴趣进行个性化评估，领导力发展以及有意义的导师关系，帮助学生掌握并在未来职业中取得成功。
By engaging parents, guardians, and alumni from the entire school community as mentors, students will gain exposure to diverse industries, including overlooked career paths, and receive real-world insights into professions they may not have considered. Through these structured relationships, students develop self-awareness, self-confidence, and practical, future-ready skills essential for thriving in an ever-evolving workforce, particularly in fields transformed by cutting-edge technologies like generative AI (GenAI). This forward-thinking initiative equips students with a clearer understanding of how to navigate emerging career opportunities and the rapidly changing professional landscape shaped by technological innovation. Key features of this initiative include:
通过让整个学校社区的家长、监护人和校友作为导师参与，学生将接触各种行业，包括被忽视的职业道路，并获得对他们可能没有考虑过的职业的现实见解。通过这些结构化关系，学生发展自我意识、自信和实用的、适合未来的技能，这些技能对于在不断演变的劳动力市场中蓬勃发展尤为重要，尤其是在受尖端技术如生成式人工智能（GenAI）转变的领域。这一前瞻性举措使学生更清楚地了解如何把握新兴职业机会，以及由技术创新塑造的迅速变化的专业景观。该举措的主要特点包括：
- Mentor Matching: Students will complete a detailed questionnaire outlining their interests and passions, enabling a personalized mentor match aligned with their unique needs and aspirations. Mentors, drawn from the school's vibrant network of parents and guardians, are encouraged to participate across all grade levels. Each mentor-mentee pair will commit to regular 30-minute Zoom meetings to discuss and reflect on key themes from guided workshops held at school, ensuring consistent, meaningful engagement that nurtures both personal growth and professional development.
- Evolving Career Opportunities: The program emphasizes the importance of staying informed about new and emerging career paths, especially those influenced by AI-driven industries, such as AI in healthcare, education, transportation, and agriculture.
- Self-Awareness and Growth: Students are encouraged to understand their values, strengths, and areas for development, while mentors help navigate challenges and foster growth.
- Future-Ready Workshops: Workshops will focus on key topics such as goal setting, critical thinking, effective communication, embracing change, and interviewing skills, equipping students with the tools needed to navigate the rapidly changing world.
- Future-Ready Speaker Series: Students have the opportunity to participate in events highlighting various career paths and the importance of adapting to technological changes and preparing for new roles and industries. Recent graduates of BASIS Independent Schools will be featured as speakers in addition to parents and guardians.
- 导师匹配：学生将填写详细的问卷，概述他们的兴趣和热情，从而实现与他们独特需求和抱负对齐的个性化导师匹配。导师来自学校活跃的家长和监护人网络，并鼓励他们跨越所有年级参与。每对导师-学生将承诺定期进行30分钟的Zoom会议，讨论和反思学校举办的指导研讨会中的关键主题，确保一致、有意义参与，培养个人成长和专业发展。
- 职业机会不断演变：该项目强调了及时了解新兴职业道路的重要性，特别是那些受人工智能行业影响的职业道路，例如医疗、教育、运输和农业中的人工智能。
- 自我意识和成长：鼓励学生了解他们的价值观、优势和发展领域，同时导师帮助应对挑战并促进成长。
- 未来准备工作坊：工作坊将聚焦于关键话题，如设定目标、批判性思维、有效沟通、拥抱变化和面试技巧，为学生提供应对快速变化世界所需的工具。
- 未来准备讲座系列：学生有机会参加强调各种职业道路以及适应技术变化并为新角色和行业做准备的活动。近期毕业于BASIS独立学校的毕业生将作为发言人之一，还将邀请家长和监护人参与。
The brainchild of Meighan Hackett Poritz, Managing Director of The Learning Forum, and Jo Goldfarb, Director of Communications at BASIS Independent Schools, the Future-Ready Mentor Program will focus on evolving career opportunities across industries, given the advent of new technologies. As a parent of two small children who currently attend BASIS Independent Brooklyn, Meighan is passionate about establishing a system that will help prepare all children for the future of work.
作为The Learning Forum的董事总经理Meighan Hackett Poritz和BASIS独立学校通信董事Jo Goldfarb的创意产物，《未来准备导师计划》将专注于各行业不断演变的职业机会，鉴于新技术的出现。作为目前就读于BASIS独立布鲁克林的两个孩子的家长，Meighan热衷于建立一个能帮助所有孩子为未来工作做好准备的系统。
"My goal is to help students adapt to the rapid changes in the economy, demographics, technology, and society," said Meighan Hackett Poritz, Managing Director of The Learning Forum. "This program aims to support students in identifying and building on their strengths, increasing their self-awareness, and developing skills that will keep them resilient and prepared for the future."
“我的目标是帮助学生适应经济、人口结构、技术和社会的迅速变化，” The Learning Forum的董事总经理Meighan Hackett Poritz表示。“该计划旨在支持学生发现和发挥自己的优势，增强他们的自我认识，并发展能让他们保持韧性并为未来做好准备的技能。”
"Our high school students can gain a true advantage from beginning to think now about how industries are being disrupted by technological innovations, particularly AI," said Jo Goldfarb, Director of Communications at BASIS Independent Schools. "It is reported by the World Economic Forum that by 2025, 97 million new roles requiring new skills are expected to emerge. Our program aims to inspire students to think about new opportunities in our quickly evolving workforce and help introduce them to new possibilities that simply did not exist a few years ago."
“我们的高中学生可以从现在开始思考产业如何受到技术创新的影响中获得真正的优势，尤其是人工智能，” BASIS独立学校通信董事Jo Goldfarb表示。“据世界经济论坛报告，到2025年，预计将涌现9700万个需要新技能的新岗位。我们的项目旨在激发学生思考我们快速发展的劳动力市场中的新机遇，并帮助他们了解一些几年前根本不存在的新可能性。”
Following its pilot launch at the two New York campuses during the 2024/25 academic year, BASIS Independent Schools aims to expand the program to its California, Virginia, and Washington campuses. The vision is to tailor the mentorship experience to each campus, ensuring it reflects the distinct needs and aspirations of the students and families in each community. This localized approach will allow the program to remain flexible and responsive, creating meaningful, customized mentorship opportunities that foster leadership and future readiness across the entire school network.
在2024/25学年期间，在两个纽约校园进行试点推出后，BASIS Independent Schools计划将该项目扩展到其加利福尼亚、弗吉尼亚和华盛顿校园。该愿景是为每个校园量身定制导师经验，确保反映每个社区学生和家庭的独特需求和愿景。这种本地化方法将使该计划保持灵活和响应能力，创造有意义的、定制的导师机会，促进整个学校网络的领导力和未来准备。
About BASIS Independent Schools:
BASIS Independent Schools offers the high-achieving BASIS Curriculum, which was developed in 1998 and serves students from Preschool through Grade 12. BASIS Independent Schools educate students to the highest international levels with a spiraling liberal arts and sciences curriculum benchmarked to the best education systems in the world. Our advanced curriculum, unmatched in breadth and depth, prepares students to be innovative leaders across disciplines. BASIS Independent Schools currently offers private school campuses in California, New York, Northern Virginia, and Washington as well as international school locations in China and Thailand. Visit for more information. BASIS Independent Schools is part of Spring Education Group, a multi-brand network providing superior private school education from infant care through high school.
关于BASIS Independent Schools：
BASIS Independent Schools提供1998年开发的高成就BASIS课程，面向学龄前至12年级学生。BASIS Independent Schools用一个结构良好的人文科学课程培养学生达到最高国际水平，该课程与世界上最好的教育体系进行了基准比较。我们卓越的课程内容在广度和深度上无与伦比，为跨学科创新领袖的培养做好准备。BASIS Independent Schools目前在加利福尼亚、纽约、北弗吉尼亚和华盛顿提供私立学校校园，还在中国和泰国设有国际学校。访问 获取更多信息。BASIS Independent Schools是Spring Education Group的一部分，该集团提供从婴儿护理到高中的优质私立学校教育。
About The Learning Forum:
For over 25 years, The Learning Forum has provided a confidential space for senior leaders from some of the world's largest companies and key government agencies to engage in peer learning within a trusted, high-impact network. We don't just adapt to change—we stay ahead of it, leveraging the collective knowledge of our members to keep us at the cutting edge. Through our Executive Councils, leaders from diverse industries come together to exchange insights and share real-world experiences when it matters most. These councils foster continuous growth, forging new connections and inspiring innovative solutions across sectors. Our forums cover a wide range of critical areas, including Learning and Development, Talent Management, Leadership Development, Workforce Analytics, HR Technology, HR Operations, Knowledge Management, Innovation and Foresight, Skills Strategy, and AI Strategy. Together, we empower leaders to navigate and thrive in today's fast-evolving landscape.
关于The Learning Forum：
在过去25年中，The Learning Forum为来自世界一些最大公司和关键政府机构的高级领导人提供了一个机密空间，在这里他们可以在一个值得信赖的高影响力网络中进行同行学习。我们不仅仅是在变化中适应——我们领先于变化，利用我们会员的集体知识，使我们保持在最前沿。通过我们的执行理事会，来自不同行业的领导者汇聚在一起，以在最重要的时候交流见解并分享实际经验。这些理事会促进持续成长，促进不同领域之间的新连接，激发创新解决方案。我们的论坛涵盖了广泛的重要领域，包括学习与发展、人才管理、领导力发展、人才分析、人力资源技术、人力资源运作、知识管理、创新和前瞻、技能战略以及AI战略。让我们共同赋能领导者，帮助他们在当今快速变化的环境中航行和茁壮成长。
Contact:
Jodie Fredericks
2094019604
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联系方式：
Jodie Fredericks
2094019604
[email protected]
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