Are you looking for ways to build and enhance relationships with adolescent students?
Are you seeking ways to build social-emotional competencies, and support positive mental health in students, while also increasing attendance and school completion, with higher academic performance?
Have you considered creating or enhancing mentoring initiatives in your school?
Teen mentoring has been shown to increase academic achievement and decrease unhealthy behaviors in both the 'mentor' and 'mentee'. The Alberta Mentoring Partnership, supported by a grant from the Carthy Foundation, is creating a school-based mentoring collaborative community for educators and their natural networks from middle school and high school settings. As a school team, you will engage in dynamic conversations and learning with others in your region about successful implementation strategies, the relationship of mentoring to curriculum and competency development, and how students might earn high school credits while achieving personal growth. Come and learn from each other, alongside our experienced facilitators, to deepen your understanding of frameworks, resources and ways to harness the power of mentorship in your school or school authorities. And, it is ALL FREE.
Through engaging in the collaborative community, participants will:
- Strengthen awareness of mentoring in schools, including clarification of what is mentoring, what is teen mentoring, the many benefits, and how it can look in school settings. This includes both informal and more formal mentoring programs.
- Develop an understanding of the benefits of mentoring, for students, staff, school community, and the greater community itself.
- Bring schools staff and natural network partners together to create and strengthen networks, giving these participants more connections and opportunities to share evidence-informed practice.
- Provide opportunities to plan, develop, and strengthen mentoring in schools, including sharing resources to support this in multiple ways.