by Robin Cox | May 12, 2008 | GR8MATES
Our second program began today with a bang! One mentor phoned me early in the day to check that her mentee was at school, as she had a particularly busy day and did not want to travel to the school if he was not there. He was at school, so all was good!However, when I...
by Robin Cox | May 11, 2008 | GR8MATES
Our third program matching session took place on Thursday. A small group of 7 mentors and mentees. When I arrived at the school the mentees were sitting around – better to say lounging around – in the library waiting for everyone to arrive. I made a...
by Robin Cox | May 6, 2008 | GR8MATES
Last week I mentioned that I had been speaking to a small Neighborhood group of semi-retired and retired people and hoped that I would have 4 or 5 new mentors for the training I begin for a fourth program next week.As I write up this blog page, I have just signed on...
by Robin Cox | May 6, 2008 | GR8MATES
Earlier this week I ran the mentor and mentee matching session at one of the schools where we are launching our GR8 MATES program. We had plenty of fun and the activities that took place were totally non-threatening and aimed at helping mentors and mentees find...
by Robin Cox | May 6, 2008 | GR8MATES
Yesterday was another wonderful day with the mentors and their mentees. Many of the mentees are heading off next week on a week of work experience and mentors have been actively helping this process.One of the challenges many adolescents have to deal with is fear ie,...
by Robin Cox | Apr 30, 2008 | GR8MATES
Yesterday the mentors and mentees met for their final term or semester. There was a wonderful buzz in the room after the mentees had returned to class and soon it was obvious why this was the case.It was a catch-up session, yet mentors were just blown away at what...
