by Robin Cox | Jun 8, 2008 | GR8MATES
I am also at the point where we have to kickstart a major campaign to raise funds if we wish to see GR8 MATES going beyond the pilot stage. It is a tough call, as the demand for mentors of these young people is considerably greater than many people realise. And, as...
by Robin Cox | May 30, 2008 | GR8MATES
What a week it has been for GR8 MATES. Plenty of potentially positive events, some wobbles, some heavy reflection ….. no rest for the wicked running a youth mentoring program.Our newly established programs are still trying to find their legs. Mentors are being...
by Robin Cox | May 21, 2008 | GR8MATES
Well, we finally have our three programs up and running! Earlier this week the mentors sat with their mentees while the latter completed the Student Performer, the on-line tool we use at the beginning and end of the mentoring journey to track the personal development...
by Robin Cox | May 18, 2008 | GR8MATES
It has been a busy week, but one of the highlights was jumping into my car and heading off on a two hour drive to meet the Coordinator of another youth mentoring program. GR8 MATES is modelled on the Plan-it Youth program which this Coordinator is involved with. I had...
by Robin Cox | May 18, 2008 | GR8MATES
On Thursday the third GR8 MATES program got under way in one of our Hawkesbury Schools and what a great time it was, too. One of the new mentors phoned me early in the day to say she had had an altercation with a horse the previous day and was at one of the local...
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,...
