The Mentorship

Empower Your Teaching,
Transform Your Community

Join the Instituto Mundo Verde Mentorship program and receive personalized, one-on-one guidance tailored to your needs. Exclusively for DC educators, our Mentorship program uses the Together Platform’s smart pairing algorithm to connect you with the right mentor. Benefit from a dynamic mentoring experience designed to help you grow and excel in your teaching practice.
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At Instituto Mundo Verde, we know that the right guidance can transform an educator’s journey. Our program fosters a community of support where educators can learn, share and thrive together. We believe that the right guidance helps educators overcome challenges, refine their skills and ignite new passion for their work. By investing in mentorship, we are investing in a collaborative and thriving future for bilingual education.

Rooted in ESPICA

As a mentor or mentee, you will engage in a transformative journey rooted in Mundo Verde’s core values - ESPICA.

Empathy

Inquiry

Speak Your Truth

Collaboration

Perseverance

Appreciation

Together, through cycles of observation, debrief, self-reflection, and dialogue, we tap into the power of the collective by build trusting and courageous relationships in service of promoting promising educator practices that lead to student success, regardless of background.

Rooted in ESPICA

As a mentor or mentee, you will engage in a transformative journey rooted in Mundo Verde’s core values - ESPICA.

Empathy

Inquiry

Speak Your Truth

Collaboration

Perseverance

Appreciation

Together, through cycles of observation, debrief, self-reflection, and dialogue, we tap into the power of the collective by build trusting and courageous relationships in service of promoting promising educator practices that lead to student success, regardless of background.

Rooted in ESPICA

As a mentor or mentee, you will engage in a transformative journey rooted in Mundo Verde’s core values - ESPICA.

Empathy

Inquiry

Speak Your Truth

Collaboration

Perseverance

Appreciation

Together, through cycles of observation, debrief, self-reflection, and dialogue, we tap into the power of the collective by build trusting and courageous relationships in service of promoting promising educator practices that lead to student success, regardless of background.

Mundo Verde's
Grow-Our-Own Model

Mundo Verde’s Mentor Teacher Program serves as a teacher-leader pipeline, designed not only to meet the instructional needs of our network of schools but also to nurture the growth of teachers on the path to becoming instructional leaders. Through this program, we equip educators to lead with purpose, foster positive learning environments, and inspire meaningful change in our classrooms and beyond.

Program Structure

Our mentorship journey is divided into three stages:

Kick-Off Session

This initial session introduces the mentorship journey, covering roles, responsibilities, and expectations. It sets a collaborative tone, helping mentors and mentees start on the
right foot.

Playbook Sessions

Each session dives deep into essential themes such as the Science of Change, Problem Solving and more. Mentors and mentees engage in interactive sessions designed to tackle real-world classroom challenges.

Reflection and Follow-Up

After each session, mentors receive follow-up resources, emails, and actionable insights to continue refining their mentorship skills and support their mentees effectively.

Participation Includes

Mentees

  • Relationship building opportunities
  • Weekly observations and feedback
  • Choice of cycle focus

Mentors

  • Relationship building opportunities
  • Training and check-ins to support your growth as a school leader
  • Stipend provided

Participation Includes

Mentees

  • Relationship building opportunities
  • Weekly observations and feedback
  • Choice of cycle focus

Mentors

  • Relationship building opportunities
  • Training and check-ins to support your growth as a school leader
  • Stipend provided

Who Can Participate?

The program is open to:

  • Experienced DC Educators: Teachers who have demonstrated excellence in bilingual or multilingual education and are eager to guide the next generation of educators.
  • New DC Teachers: Educators looking for guidance, growth, and practical strategies to enhance their classroom impact.

Who Can Participate?

The program is open to:
  • Experienced DC Educators: Teachers who have demonstrated excellence in bilingual or multilingual education and are eager to guide the next generation of educators.
  • New DC Teachers: Educators looking for guidance, growth, and practical strategies to enhance their classroom impact.

Who Can Participate?

The program is open to:
  • Experienced DC Educators: Teachers who have demonstrated excellence in bilingual or multilingual education and are eager to guide the next generation of educators.
  • New DC Teachers: Educators looking for guidance, growth, and practical strategies to enhance their classroom impact.

What You'll Gain

Personalized Support

Individualized
Professional Development

More experienced teachers support newer teachers while developing their own leadership skills to become future leaders.

Professional Development

Knowledge
Exchange

Mentoring facilitates the flow of innovative ideas, creative practices, and critical consideration from class to class.

Professional Development

Collaborative Feedback
and Dialogue

A good mentoring relationship is built on trust where honest and specific feedback flows from both the mentor and the mentee.

Personalized Support

Crew
Enhancer

Having a mentor will help you better understand the “Mundo Verde Way” - the organization’s operations, policies, and culture rooted in our core values.

The Mentorship Playbook

01

The Anatomy of Trust 

02

The Science of Change

03

The Mundo Verde Way

04

The Art of Evoking Awareness

05

The Pathways to Problem Solving

Hear From Our Participants

“I learned how to mentor a teacher dealing with various and inconsistent settings. Sometimes it is difficult to mentor someone without fully comprehending their experience. I had to have an open mind and perceive situations from others perspectives.” 

~ Andre A.

“I am very excited to participate in this program that has given me the opportunity to reflect on my actual practice and learn more strategies through my mentor that help me in my daily work.”

~ Patty S.

“The importance of intentionality in mentorship makes a difference for a learner. Knowing how to implement strategies and adapt them to the learners' needs can lead to genuine growth.”

~ Marina G.

“I feel that the observations and feedback meetings helped me feel more secure in the kind of educator I am. Receiving validation from another educator has helped me become more confident in the way I teach in my second language (English). I am more equipped with techniques to manage behaviors.”

~ Alek C.

Join Us!

Ready to take the next step in your teaching journey? Whether you’re an experienced mentor or a new teacher eager to learn, the IMV Mentorship Program offers a supportive space for growth, reflection, and transformation.