Youth Environment Council of South Australia
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Mentor Program

The YEC mentor program is for older students (typically Yr 9-10) within the YEC to enhance their leadership skills by gaining some experience with mentoring other members of the YEC. This has the added benefit of continuing the inclusive and supportive culture of young people taking action for sustainability, whilst also transitioning older members onto other things beyond the YEC.

"I have absolutely loved my role as a mentor, and being able to be a friend to people, to help everyone feel included. I've also loved seeing so many kids so passionate about the environment and broadening my knowledge and feeling inspired to make change" 
- Maddi, YEC Mentor 2013

See Membership page for details on how to become part of the mentor program.

More from our Mentors

We interviewed some of our 2020 mentors to hear their thoughts about the future and some of the things they've been doing to help the environment
Chelsea and Josh
Sharif and Jordan

What the mentors think schools should be doing around sustainability.
The Youth Environment Council (YEC) of South Australia provides young people a voice in key environmental issues facing South Australia and gives them opportunities to take action to achieve a more environmentally sustainable future for SA.​