Make Toronto
the next
Silicon Valley

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A trusted leader from the community worthy of great respect; a source of inspiration, guidance and support to students.

Help train the next generation of developers

Why Get Involved?

Our goal is to create capable developers who can go out into the world and solve meaningful problems. By empowering our students through education, you can help us change someone's life, and maybe even the world.

Who You'll Mentor

Our program takes in students from all over the world. They have diverse backgrounds and come from all walks of life. Our students are passionate about learning and improving themselves by gaining new skills. They have a desire to make an impact in the world and could use a friend, like you, who has similar aspirations.

The Ideal Guru

We're looking for people who love helping others and who possess patience, companionship, empathy, leadership, insight, and technical knowledge.

What you give

  • 2+ hours a month of your time to meet with a student for one-on-one mentorship, pair programming experience, and industry exposure.
  • Support, guidance, and advice.
  • Share your passion and skills.
  • Share insight, allow students to learn from your experience.

What you get

  • Strengthen the lessons you've already learned.
  • Meet like-minded people.
  • Know you're making an impact in the life of a student and spreading programming literacy.
  • Join people dedicated to improving the tech community.
Become a Guru