As we embrace our English learners who join our school communities, we must actively support them in building new relationships. Creating a mentoring program that students and educators join voluntarily can support all participants academically, socially, and emotionally. In this session, the facilitator will share her experiences orchestrating a peer mentoring program and creating the conditions and the socio-emotional foundation necessary for building community. Participants will begin thinking about and planning ways to develop a peer mentoring program in their school district or building.