The full-day experience allowed our MATES Senior mentees to envision future possibilities and embrace the boundless potential within each of them. Read more
Samantha and Ane-Grace, who are both Tongan and studying at the University of Auckland, share their experiences as MATES mentors 2022. Read more
A MATES Senior mentor of 2022, Cameron, says she wouldn’t have made the mistakes she did at school if she had a mentor to show her different paths... Read more
Congratulations to all MATES Senior Mentees 2022, and a massive thank you to the MATES Mentors, teachers and whānau. Read more
Clendon Park School is one of the schools across Auckland offering MATES Junior to Year 8 students. MATES is a positive way for the school to give students the space and opportunity to prepare academically, socially, and culturally if they need more support getting ready to transition to high school. Read more
We are delighted that University of Auckland student Sayali Samant has returned for another year of MATES. She is a mentor of our MATES Junior programme at Clendon Park School and Mangere East Primary School. Read more
"I love seeing the level of engagement from the mentees and mentors in activities that help to boost the student’s contribution within their school and MATES." - Jess, MATES Coordinator Read more
Maddy began with MATES as an mentor through University of Auckland’s EDUC200 paper. Three years’ on, she is one of our Junior and Senior Coordinators for the programme and loves the energy, creativity and positive impact mentors can have on students. Read more
Great Potentials Foundation has been working in partnership with the University of Auckland’s EDUC 200 course since 2012 on the MATES programme. This year, 33 students from the University of Auckland’s EDUC 200 paper will participate in the MATES programme as MATES Mentors... Read more
The MATES 2023 team is passionate about helping release the potential in young people. This year we will work with approximately 150 students from 11 schools across Auckland... Read more
Ilaisaane says she loves the high energy of the mentees, and she especially loves seeing the growth of each mentee and mentor throughout the year. Read more
MATES believes in the ecology of growth and positions itself in a very community-centric way. It is a familiar system that a lot of our Pasifika people have grown up with. Read more