Ignite Kickoff Mentor Camp
A high-energy experience that equips student mentors to lead, connect, and inspire all year long.
- Builds confidence and 21st-century leadership skills to guide incoming students
- Trains mentors using the Spark System to share stories and connect authentically
- Supports culture change by aligning student leaders with school goals
- Strengthens communication, empathy, and self-management
- Includes plug-n-play resources and hands-on breakout activities
Ready to Ignite a Movement
4 Steps to Launch: a Student-Led Mentoring Movement
Each step builds momentum — every step fuels the movement.
Get ready to make your first event unforgettable.
Choose your training model: Ignite Coaches, Trainers, and Interns Onsite — or empower your own team to Spark the Way!
Compass Advisor Training
Key Outcomes for Advisor Training
- Aligns Your Team around the “why” behind student-led mentoring and culture transformation
- Introduces the Ignite System with a step-by-step roadmap for launching and sustaining mentor programs
- Equips Advisors with facilitation tools, mentoring best practices, and real-world scenarios
- Hands-On Practice with breakout activities, sample lessons, and real-time coaching strategies
- Connects to School Goals like MTSS, SIP, Portrait of a Graduate, and Tier I culture-building systems
- Prepares You to launch your Executive Mentor training and first student-led lessons with confidence
EXECUTIVE MENTOR:
1-Day Kickoff Camp
1-Day Kickoff Camp
Trains Your New Executive Mentors
(10–25 students)
Key Outcomes:
- Builds Foundational Skills in communication, empathy, problem-solving, and group facilitation
- Equips them to lead breakout sessions, spark conversations, and guide their peer teams
- Creates a Vision Plan for school culture change and peer impact
- Connects Executive Mentors with their advisor to support a game plan for training the full team
One day to set the tone and lead with purpose!
MENTOR:
2-Day Kickoff Camp
2-Day Kickoff Camp
Mentor Skills that Stick
Paint a Vision: Your everyday students gain confidence, purpose, and the belief that they can lead their peers.
- Large-Group Activities Build Belonging: Team-based challenges help students form real connections with new classmates
- Communication Skills Come to Life: Public speaking, listening, and facilitation practice give students the tools—and belief—to lead a classroom team
- Connection: Strengthens the bond between upperclassmen mentors and incoming students from day one
Ready to Lead
Launch Orientation with Confidence
Ignite will help you kick off your 6th-grade orientation with confidence, connection, and a proven plan.
- Customized Camp Schedule built around your team’s needs, goals, and time frame
- Orientation Launch Support to help mentors lead the first moments of connection
- Lesson 1 Readiness so your team can confidently deliver the opening lesson of your yearlong system
- Built-in Transition System designed to support rising 6th graders as they leap into middle school
Your mentors will be ready to make a lasting first impression!
The Payoffs
40
reduced in transition stress
89
increase in feeling of belonging for the incoming class
26
increase in attendance
