Idea of the month (reprise): Make art to support mentoring! Whip out your paintbrushes and prepare to tap into your inner Picasso: From January 10thto January 31st, Grand Area Mentoring will host an online art auction featuring mentor/mentee creative masterpieces. All proceeds will benefit Grand Area Mentoring and help the program provide activity supplies, sports [...]
Best of Both Worlds At first glance, school-based mentoring is the perfect design to support children in Moab. Young mentees thrive under the care of their mentors. Other students regularly approach program staff to ask, “Can I have a mentor?” They see their at-risk peers spend time with kind adults – shooting hoops, solving Rubik’s [...]
Neural Development Training w/ Nan Marquardt. When:November 7th, 4:30-5:30pm Where:HMK Elementary, Room 141 It’s tempting to think of brain development as something that “just happens.” The reality is much more complicated and much more interesting! The importance of environmental influences, including relationships with other people like mentors, is just beginning to be understood. This workshop [...]
Common Mental Health Challenges Training w/ Antje Rath People of all ages struggle with mental health challenges. NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, estimates one in five youth will experience a severe mental disorder.
Innovation in Mentoring IMPORTANT: In 2018, Grand Area Mentoring will roll out community-based mentoring at the middle school and high school. This means middle school and high school students will be permitted to meet with their mentors one-on-one at approved sites throughout Moab!
How to Help Your Mentee Through the Summer June, July, and August represent a wonderful opportunity to recharge your batteries, but some students balk at summer break. They miss their mentors! You have 3 options to connect...
Study: Physical Activity Spurs Happiness Mentoring data here in Moab consistently show that mentored youth are happier. Last year, for example, 100% of surveyed teachers, mentors, andparents agreed that mentored youth
Mentoring Enhanced! Starting in the fall of 2018, Grand Area Mentoring will introduce a program enhancement for students in grades seven through twelve.
It’s NOT About Play; It's all about RELATIONSHIPS! Sometimes, mentors might see their sessions as
Understanding Poverty w/ Nan Marquardt March 22nd, 4:30-5:30pm HMK Elementary School Room 141 One of the most important middle class rules is that work and achievement tend to be the driving forces in decision-making. For those living in poverty, though, the driving forces are survival, entertainment, and relationships.