Advanced Mentor Training: TRAUMA-INFORMED MENTORING (Part 2) w/ Kelly Vagts December 9th, ,5-6pm, via Zoom A Trauma Lens: Helping mentors implement a trauma-informed approach with mentees and families. Part one guided mentors in developing a trauma lens so that...
The Importance of Prevention Although the costs of youth dysfunction are difficult to measure, one need only consider the many effects of misbehavior and anti-social attitudes to get an idea of their long-term repercussions. Impacts of disordered youth behavior...
Start with the Heart This school year, a letter from Superintendent Taryn Kay to Grand County School District included the following: “Our district wide goals this year highlight academics, social and emotional learning, and improved communication. While improving student...
Mentor Training: How to Create an Incentive Program for your Mentee (plus pizza dinner, RSVP appreciated) When: October 7th, 5-6pm Where: HMK Elementary School Rm 141 Who: Mentors and school/youth program staff RSVP: grandareamentoring@gmail.com Please join us to learn...
Safety for All Because the coronavirus pandemic continues to infect and sicken many, especially via the delta variant, Grand Area Mentoring suggests all volunteers wear masks while mentoring indoors in Grand County. If a classroom-level mask requirement or a...
Summertime Opportunities Stay connected over the summer. Plan ahead to meet occasionally, talk on the phone, Zoom, or send mail. Community-based matches have approved sites available to them. We invite school-based matches to meet at HMK during summer lunch....
Summertime Prep The 2020/2021 academic season will come to a close on June 11th, when GCSD celebrates graduation at the high school. School-based mentoring will wrap up one week prior, on June 4th. This doesn’t mean that mentoring has...
Mentoring Idea of the Month #2: Talk about emotions! In her 2020 book on youth mentoring, Older and Wiser, researcher Jean Rhodes writes: “…left untreated, many of the early social, emotional, behavioral, and academic struggles that emerge in childhood...
Rewards for Growth Many mentees struggle in one or more domains. For example, a teacher might recommend a child for mentoring because the student skips school twice a week, displays antisocial behavior, completes few assignments, maintains few friendships, or...
Snack Ideas for Stable Blood Sugar Provide healthy and stabilizing stacks to your mentee. Here are some ideas to get you going! Veggies dipped in hummus, guacamole, tahini, black bean dip, or olive tapenade Plantain chips or crackers with...