AI Program Mentor (Winter / Spring 2026)

AI Program Mentor (remote, part-time, evening hours, $40 per hour) Do you remember that person who made you realize your true potential?

The one who championed you while you traversed the path towards academic or professional success.

Your mentor.

Maybe you had one, or even several, if you were very lucky!

Do you want to be that mentor to younger students?

Do you have computer science experience and expertise?

Are you interested in learning and teaching about AI Gen AI, LLMs?

Yes, yes and yes?

Great!

We have an amazing opportunity for you!

SureStart is partnering with the XCL World Academy to host a cutting-edge artificial intelligence-focused curriculum designed for Grade 6 students.

The program runs from January through June 2026 and will teach skills related to AI, Gen AI, app development, innovation and entrepreneurship through a virtual program led by mentors.

We would love to have YOU as a mentor to help these Grade 6 students learn AI and app development skills while you also get the chance to be trained in MIT's AppInventor platform all while getting paid for your efforts.

Program Specifics :

• As a Program Mentor you will coach a group of 6 students over the course of the 5 month program, providing guidance and advice.  Location : Virtual (program sessions will be conducted over Zoom or similar platform) Duration : January 6, 2026 through June 8, 2026; mentor training will take place in November 2025 (Exact datesTBD).  There will be 16 working weeks in this period and 7 weeks of break.

Breaks are Feb 9 - 27, 2026; March 23 - April 3, 2026 and May 25 - 29, 2026 .  As a mentor, your responsibilities will be to :

Weekly Schedule :

Benefits You will deepen your technical knowledge (look up 'protege effect') Work on exciting, challenging and rewarding work critical to the future of ethical AI  Build up your CV with fantastic leadership and team management experience Have the opportunity to attend technical talks, and professional skills seminars Valuable networking opportunities with industry leaders in tech and academia Be an integral part of a movement to build future AI leaders If you're excited about being a mentor but are hesitating about the requirements, go ahead and apply anyway - we'd love to hear from you!

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