BECOME A PROGRAM MENTOR

BECOME A PROGRAM MENTOR

Interested in leading a Keru trip as a program mentor?

Our mentors play an important role in equipping our youth with the knowledge and mindset to become effective social change makers. Keru mentors come from top U.S. universities, including Stanford University, University of Pennsylvania, University of California Berkeley, and USC. Each of our mentors brings knowledge and experiences from a variety of fields and help guide, train and support students on our programs. Becoming a mentor for Keru is an invaluable way to gain experience working on-ground on social impact consulting projects. 

Keru also offers internships for driven college students passionate about social impact and service. Every summer, we welcome 10-15 interns that work with Keru for 8-12 weeks and lead 2 different consulting trips as program mentors. Through our summer internship, our interns experience Shanghai city life along with life in rural China or Southeast Asia and become a part of our strong, tight-knit community!
Interested in leading a Keru trip as a program mentor?

Our mentors play an important role in equipping our youth with the knowledge and mindset to become effective social change makers. Keru mentors come from top U.S. universities, including Stanford University, University of Pennsylvania, University of California Berkeley, and USC. Each of our mentors brings knowledge and experiences from a variety of fields and help guide, train and support students on our programs. Becoming a mentor for Keru is an invaluable way to gain experience working on-ground on social impact consulting projects. 

Keru also offers internships for driven college students passionate about social impact and service. Every summer, we welcome 10-15 interns who work with Keru for 8-12 weeks and lead 2 different consulting trips as program mentors. Through our summer internship, our interns experience Shanghai city life along with life in rural China or Southeast Asia while build a strong community both at our Shanghai office and on their respective trips!
Mentorship Seasons
Spring Festival, Summer, Christmas
Commitment
8-week Internship or Trip-Only
Trip Duration 
10 days
Mentorship Seasons
Spring Festival, Summer, Christmas
Commitment
8-week Internship or Trip-Only
Trip Duration 
10 days
Responsibilities

As a mentor, you are expected to support student development by working with students during the field program in a variety of activities: teaching classroom lessons, 1:1 mentor time, reflection time, meals, group fun time and presentations to our local partners. In addition, you will prepare field program supplies, curriculum content and other operations before, during and after the field program.

As a Keru intern, responsibilities include researching and developing consulting content in different social sector areas for our local partners, such as: business plan development, marketing materials creation, pure field research reporting, summer camp operations, impact assessment and more.

For full, up-to-date information on becoming a mentor or Keru intern, please request an application below!
  • Superior oral communication skills
  • Curiosity, ability to lead, creative problem-solver 
  • Strong project management skills, ability to juggle multiple projects at once
  • Consulting background a plus
  • Passion and experience working with students in an educational context
All our programs are taught and conducted in English; however, for China-based programs, intermediate or advanced Chinese is preferred (but not required).
If you are a student at Stanford University or University of Pennsylvania, please submit an application directly through your university internship program. For other students, please request an application for an updated job description and application information!
Responsibilities

As a mentor, you are expected to support student development by working with students during the field program in a variety of activities: teaching classroom lessons, 1:1 mentor time, reflection time, meals, group fun time and presentations to our local partners. In addition, you will prepare field program supplies, curriculum content and other operations before, during and after the field program.

As a Keru intern, responsibilities include researching and developing consulting content in different social sector areas for our local partners, such as: business plan development, marketing materials creation, pure field research reporting, summer camp operations, impact assessment and more.

For full, up-to-date information on becoming a mentor or Keru intern, please request an application below!
  • Superior oral communication skills
  • Curiosity, ability to lead, creative problem-solver 
  • Strong project management skills, ability to juggle multiple projects at once
  • Consulting background a plus
  • Passion and experience working with students in an educational context
All our programs are taught and conducted in English; however, for China-based programs, intermediate or advanced Chinese is preferred (but not required).
If you are a student at Stanford University or University of Pennsylvania, please submit an application directly through your university internship program. For other students, please request an application for an updated job description and application information!
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