One-on-One (A Director’s Perspective)
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mentoring
Journal Together!
There is always something to learn about your mentee, and these journals help make it easier! As you work on these pages together, your relationship will continue to grow. There are three journal options, depending on how long you and your student have been together. Happy Mentoring! Journal Year 1 https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9sphekcQ4jeakMyeXFXdTJDLXM/edit Journal Year 2 https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9sphekcQ4jecWIwVGJyV25IYXc/edit Journal
Getting Back to Basics…
As you prepare to begin your year of mentoring, I would like to encourage you to remember the simple, yet most important things in the relationship you create with your student. To be honest, I understand the apprehension of meeting a student for the first time or struggling through an hour that feels like an
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Even Steven’s Odd Game
Are you looking for a fun new game to include in your mentoring bag this school year? Give Even Steven’s Odd a try! It’s a GREAT dice game that is sure to put a smile on your mentee’s face! For more information AND a link to a video of the game click on this link:
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Back to School Mad Lib
MAD LIBS are a fun way to sneak in some writing practice during the mentoring hour. Here’s one that you can use with your KHUSA student as you get things rolling this new school year! Click on the following link for this activity: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9sphekcQ4jeWDVuRHFSMHFJTG8/edit?usp=sharing
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Fernanda
This last week alone, Kids Hope USA Director Trainings took place in Colorado, Chicago, and Dallas. When fully developed, the churches training this week will mentor over 800 at-risk children. Children like Fernanda. Fernanda’s life was being written, and the ending was looking predictably grim, with little hope for a positive future. But as you
“How are you feeling?”
Each week, Erik asks his mentee, Silas to pick out a face on the “How are you feeling?” Chart before they begin their hour together and Silas always points to the “hysterical” face because he’s excited to see Mr. Erik! This story was submitted by our friends at First United Methodist in Elwood, IN.
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