Once a week, mentors travel to their middle school sites to host a group session for mentees on a specific topic. WYSE mentors use an up-to-date and program-specific curriculum to plan and build weekly sessions that are tailored to the unique needs of our mentees. Using the multi-faceted WYSE curriculum as a guide, mentors engage their mentees in decision-making games, in-depth discussions and community action projects.

WYSE mentors and mentees engage in fun, one-on-one outings to spend time together and foster a relationship beyond group sessions. These extra activities are important for building trust and mutual respect between each mentor and mentee and are crucial to WYSE's high retention rate of mentees.

The WYSE program promotes mentee learning outside the classroom through quarterly special events such as museum field trips, college campus visits, environmental excursions, and our signature event, WYSE Future Options Day.