“We cannot hold a torch to light another’s path without brightening out own.” Ben Sweetland
Mentoring High School Students: Exploratory Ironworking Program With CBE
AMP is excited to share an excellent example of mentoring in action! The Calgary Board of Education partnered with Local 725 to Mentor ten high school students from five high schools throughout Calgary in an exploratory off-campus ironworking program. The students spent their afternoons, Monday to Thursday, working with journeymen instructors, while earning work experience credit applicable towards their Alberta …
#mentorsnippet May 25th, 2014
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love – Lao-tzu
#mentorsnippet – May 17th, 2014
Child must be taught how to think, not what to think – Margaret mead
#mentorsnippet – May 12th, 2014
A friend is a gift you give yourself – Robert Louis Stevenson
Alberta's Promise – AMP is a Proud Partner
The Alberta Mentoring Partnership (AMP) is excited to announce that we’ve become an Alberta’s Promise Affiliate Partner. The partners of Alberta’s Promise continually work together to creative initiatives that truly make a difference in the lives of Alberta’s children and youth. It is through their cooperative efforts that all children and youth in our province have the opportunity to reach …
#mentorsnippet – May 3rd, 2014
Life’s greatest happiness is to be convinced that we are loved. – Victor Hugo
Mental Health Awareness Week – May 5-9, 2014
Mental Health Awareness Week (MHW) was introduced in 1951 by the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) to raise awareness of mental illness in Canada. Today, the MHW provides practical ways people can maintain and improve their mental health and support their recovery from mental illness. The MHW also provides an opportunity for all Canadians to reflect on their attitudes and …