Mentoring

Mentoring 


 * What is a Mentor?** A mentor is someone who listens and guides their mentee when they need help.A mentor knows how to help themselves when they have problems. If they can help themselves, they can help other people.

On November 19, 2010, I went to McKinley-Thatcher to help the ECE - 5th grade classes run in the 2010 Turkey Trot. We started at 10:30 am and ran to about 12:45. The ECE class needed our help in staying focused on running. All the other classes we encouraged and cheered on as they ran. After the Turkey Trot, we helped get the food all the kids donated to the cars. We left McKinley at 2:00.
 * Mentoring Projects I have done:**
 * TURKEY TROT**

Asbury 5th grade teachers asked some of the Grant Middle school Changemakers to volunteer at their school to help the students learn about inclusion and exclusion on December 8, 2010. We were put in groups with the students and one or two South high students. We created posters of inclusion and exclusion. We played games out at recess with them, and helped that inclusion made lots of people happy. We left for Asbury at 11am and went back to Grant at 1pm.
 * ASBURY DAY OF PEACE**


 * Mentoring Project Plan:** We want to help kids stay out of RTC(responsible thinking center). Some teachers get upset that kids have to be sent down to the RTC. First, they disrupt the class, then the teacher has to take time out of his/her class to fill out the reflection form. Finally, the student misses part of class. If the student stays out of trouble, and behaves, none of those problems occur. We will find the top ten students who are going to the RTC most, and if they stay from the RTC for a month, they would get a prize. We are mentoring by helping those students who visit the RTC way to often, stay in class to get the education they go to school to get.


 * Reflections:** Both of the projects I have done in mentoring have been at elementary schools. Helping them involves walking to the neighborhood schools. My brothers are going to come to Grant next year, and I hope I am a good example to them. Mentoring them will help them be able to mentor others when they come to Grant.