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🎓 Git & GitHub Mentorship Program

An 8-week curriculum that takes mentees from "what is Git?" to confidently contributing to real open-source projects.

Based on: Codetopia 8-Week Git & GitHub Curriculum Total XP available: 3,400 XP across 16 sessions + 8 capstones Audience: New developers, career-switchers, bootcamp students, and first-time open-source contributors.

🚀 Quick Start for Mentees

  1. Read the Code of Conduct.
  2. Start at weeks/week-1-foundation/.
  3. Work through each session's README.md → lecture-notes.md → project.md.
  4. For every project, include a screenshots/ folder in your work — that's the submission of record. See CONTRIBUTING.md.
  5. Submit your capstone by opening a PR to projects-showcase/.
  6. Drop a screenshot in the WhatsApp group so the cohort can celebrate with you.
  7. Ask questions in the Discussions tab of this repository.

🧑‍🏫 Quick Start for Mentors

  1. Read mentor-resources/teaching-guide.md.
  2. Read mentor-resources/project-format-guide.md — the lesson is the Git, not the build. Critical for Weeks 1–3.
  3. Pick a pacing option in mentor-resources/pacing-guide.md.
  4. Customize Week 1 with your voice, then share the repo URL.
  5. Use rubrics in mentor-resources/rubrics/ when grading capstones.

📚 The 8-Week Program at a Glance

Week Title Focus XP
1 Foundation Install, config, first commits 400
2 Core Workflow Staging, history, .gitignore 400
3 Branching & Merging Branches, merges, conflicts 450
4 Remote Collaboration GitHub remotes, clone, push, pull 400
5 Pull Requests & Reviews PR etiquette, code review 450
6 Advanced Git Rebase, cherry-pick, reflog 450
7 Open Source Contribution Forks, issues, good PRs 400
8 Real-World Projects CI, releases, portfolio-ready repo 450

🗂 Repository Map

git-github-mentorship/
├── README.md                 ← you are here
├── CONTRIBUTING.md           how mentees contribute
├── CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md        community standards
├── LICENSE                   MIT
├── weeks/                    week-by-week curriculum
├── templates/                copy-paste ready files
├── mentor-resources/         mentor-only materials
├── resources/                shared learning materials
├── troubleshooting/          problem → solution pairs
├── discussions/              FAQ + curated links
└── projects-showcase/        mentee work gallery

🙋 Need Help?

  • Check troubleshooting/ for common errors.
  • Search or open a thread in Discussions.
  • Tag your mentor in a PR comment.

Happy committing! 🚀