Mentor Circles are small group gatherings of 5-6 students with a TA for one hour a week. The goal is to complete any left over section work, go over any problems, and brainstorm ideas for creative projects, but not do homework. A secondary goal is to build community within the CSE 154 class. See
https://courses.cs.washington.edu/courses/cse154/20su/mentorship/index.html for more details.