The 2025-2026 Mentoring Program starts in September 2025.  For a description of the Mentoring Program, Click Here.  There will be two tiers of mentees.  Tier I is for mentees who have fewer than 250 masterpoints and mentors who have fewer than 500, with possibly a few exceptions approved by the Mentoring Committee.  Tier II is for everyone else.  If you want to be a Tier II mentee and have fewer than 500 masterpoints, you will receive priority for getting a Tier II mentor if you also agree to be a Tier I mentor.  To sign up as either a mentee or mentor or with questions about the program, please email Michael Lavine at mlavine@umass.edu.

• Tier I will have a monthly in-person game at Triangle Bridge Academy at 10:00 AM on the fourth Tuesday of each month, starting on September 23rd. The game will be preceded by an optional lesson at 9:15- 9:45 AM.
• Tier II will have a monthly in-person game at Triangle Bridge Academy at 10:00 AM on the second Tuesday of each month, starting on September 9th. The game will be preceded by a short lesson at 9:15 a.m.
• Online Mentoring Game- An online mentoring game will be held on BBO at 7:00 PM on the third Wednesday of each month, starting on September 17th.

Online Mentor-Mentee Notes

     September 17, 2025- Click Here.
     October 15, 2025- Click Here.
 

2025-2026 Mentor-Mentee Lessons
      September 11, 2025- Ian Cloudsdale Lesson- Click Here.
 

2025-2026 Mentor-Mentee Discussions
      October 14, 2025- Tier II-  Click Here.
      November 11, 2025- Tier II- Click Here.

Mentee-Mentor Lesson Handouts

Mentor Discussions

USEFUL LINKS for LEARNING

Unit 191 Lessons

Ian Cloudsdale- Bergen Hand Evaluation Part 1- Click Here.
Ian Cloudsdale- Bergen Hand Evaluation Part 2- Click Here.

Mentoring Program Documents

For a description of the Mentor-Mentee Program, Click Here: Mentoring Program Mission

For Mentoring Program Guidelines, Click Here: Mentoring Program Guidelines

For Mentee and Mentor Responsibilities, Click Here: Mentee and Mentor Responsibilities