It Starts with A Story
Bridge Builders Mentorship was co-founded based on experiences and histories of educational inequities within the Ontario secondary and post-secondary systems.
Kian, one of BBM’s co-founders, experienced this inequity first hand. He immigrated to Canada, and was immediately thrown into the education system, forced to quickly learn how everything works. He did not have a lot of help, and he wished he did. This wish was built into a passion, and this passion manifested as co-founding Bridge Builders Mentorship!
Ante, the other BBM co-founder, saw this inequity through second hand experiences. Most of his friends in high school were recent immigrants to Canada, and he continuously saw and felt their difficulties with the education system. Determined to help, he did his best to support them in navigating the post-secondary world. In doing so, he discovered a passion for educational mentorship and justice - this passion was later applied to co-founding Bridge-Builders Mentorship!
So Who Are We?
We are all competent and experienced McMaster University students, with backgrounds in academic tutoring and mentorship guidance. Our team is composed of undergraduate mentors and tutors from all years and levels, specializing in Health Sciences, Biochemistry, Kinesiology, Biomedical Discovery & Commercialization, and Child Health. Ask us about our programs if you are interested!
All team members have been internally trained on tutoring and mentorship skills, guidelines, and standards to a high degree of excellence. Whichever tutor/mentor you are matched with, they have (1) gone through a similar process i.e., application navigation, course completion, etc. (2) have taken that course subject in both high-school and university, with at least 6 credits of experience and (3) have been vetted by the Co-Founders and Workshop Executive to ensure they possess a high level of knowledge on the respective subject or area of concern.
