Ignite Spark
The Training System for Student-Led Mentoring
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Spark is Ignite’s plug-and-play online leadership and mentoring training system, designed to help schools create meaningful connections as students grow through engaging activities, conversation, and real-life application.
See How Spark Activates Student Leadership
Built to train student mentors—and flexible enough to be used in any classroom setting.
Let’s Talk Spark!
Curious how Spark could support mentoring and leadership development in your school?
We’d love to learn about what you’re building.
Plug-&-Play Community Growth in 30 Minutes or Less
Spark provides a simple structure schools can use to train student mentors, guide mentoring conversations in the classroom, and build leadership systems that grow stronger each year.
Train Student Mentors
A train-the-trainer model where mentors learn first and then guide their peers.
Guide Conversations in the Classroom
Plug-&-Play interactive activities and discussions help mentors lead meaningful conversations and build relationships.
Build Sustainable Systems
Students step into leadership year after year, creating a system that continues to grow over time.
Ignite Spark helps students lead, communicate, and take ownership. Providing skills that transfer into life beyond.
How Spark Lessons Work
A Simple Learning Cycle
Each Spark module includes everything needed to guide meaningful, student-led experiences—no extra planning required.
Short Video Lessons
Guided 30-minute videos that lead the experience in real time. Help mentors and staff facilitate engaging sessions.
Facilitator Guidance
Clear, built-in coaching that shows exactly how to lead—what to say, how to guide, and how to keep students involved.
Leadership Activities
Hands-on experiences that get students actively participating, building confidence, and practicing real-world leadership skills.
Conversation-Reflection Prompts
A simple, repeatable flow with intentional questions that help students connect the experience to their own lives and apply what they’ve learned.
A System Students Own
Spark activates leadership through a train-the-trainer model, equipping student mentors to lead meaningful mentoring experiences.
Prepare Students to Lead
Videos train student mentors to confidently facilitate sessions.
Center Student Voice
Prompts stark relevant discussions grounded in student experiences.
Remove Implementation Barriers
Plug-&-play structure makes student-led sessions easy to facilitate.
Why Spark Matters
Educators today are stretched. Schedules are full. Schools don’t need more programs. They need systems that work within the time they already have.
With Spark, schools can:
- Eliminate lesson prep with ready-to-use experiences
- Train student mentors with confidence
- Create consistent mentoring conversations across classrooms
- Develop leadership, communication, and reflection skills
- Scale mentoring without adding additional workload
Spark allows adults to spend less time planning—and more time connecting with students.
Explore Spark by School Level
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions about our Spark Plug-&-Play Training Lessons? Check this out!
What is Spark, and how is it used in peer mentoring?
Spark is a plug-and-play video lesson series designed to train and guide student mentors as they lead structured mentoring sessions with their peers.
Each video models the experience, walks mentors through facilitation, and supports meaningful small-group conversations, so students can confidently lead without needing to create content from scratch.
Is Spark only for mentoring programs?
Not at all. While Spark is built to support peer mentoring, it’s also widely used in advisory, enrichment blocks, leadership classes, and even staff or adult learning settings.
The lessons are flexible and designed to fit seamlessly into what schools are already doing.
Who leads Spark sessions?
Spark is designed to be student-led. The videos guide mentors step-by-step so they can facilitate conversations and activities with confidence.
We also offer versions that educators can lead, using the same engaging, easy-to-follow format; so whether student-led or adult-supported, the experience remains consistent and impactful.
What prep is involved?
None. For STAFF! Spark is truly plug-and-play.
Lesson plans and materials are provided and easy to access if you want to go deeper.
Mentors use the lessons as their training tool. They experience the lesson with their team, review the lesson plan, and customize the introduction and discussion to fit the needs of their group.
What grade levels is Spark designed for?
Spark is designed for all learners from elementary through high school, with additional content for adult training and staff development.
Each lesson is developmentally aligned, so students at every level can engage meaningfully.
Bring Spark to Your Community
Whether you’re building a mentoring program, strengthening leadership development, or creating more connected classrooms, Spark provides the structure to build momentum quickly and sustainably.