Mentoring as a socio-pedagogical phenomenon and a tool for improving the work of the association of additional education

The purpose of this article is the desire to comprehend the historical and theoretical foundations of the phenomenon of mentoring and its application in improving the activities of the hand-to-hand fighting section of House of student youth “Magnit”. The analysis of this problem is caused by the requirements of the time and is due to the need to introduce a regional target model of mentoring in educational institutions. The first part of the article reveals the relevance of the problem, and provides an analysis of mentoring as a socio-cultural and pedagogical phenomenon. In the second part, an attempt is made to comprehend the practical application of mentoring in the work of the association of sports and health-improving orientation, the head of which is the author of this article.