#mentorsnippet August 23rd, 2014

A young people’s strengths and capabilities are supported as necessary by resources in their natural and community networks

2014 EDPY 397: Mentoring Children & Adolescents – Distance Education

Interested in Mentoring? EDPY 397: Mentoring Children & Adolescents Distance Education – 3.00 Credits Previously only offered at the University of Alberta in class, this course is now offered through Distance Education and Off-Campus Locations (Edmonton, Fort McMurray & Grande Prairie). Do you want to earn credits towards your degree and gain practical experience with children? The EDPY 397: Mentoring …

#mentorsnippet August 17th, 2014

If schools are able to teach young people to have a critical mind and a socially oriented attitude, they will have done all that is necessary. Students will then become equipped with those qualities which are prerequisite for citizens living in a healthy democratic society. Albert Einstein

Camp fYrefly Edmonton: The Power of Relationships

On Thursday, July 24, AMP Key Contacts, Dayna Hobbs and Ellyse Lambie, had the privilege of presenting to a group of youth and young adults at Camp fYrefly in Edmonton. The presentation focused on discussions about resilience and the importance of positive relationships with caring and supportive adults and peers. Participants completed a resiliency quiz and a relationship web to …

#mentorsnippet August 9th, 2014

A school can create a coherent environment, a climate, more potent than any single influence … so potent that for at least six hours a day it can override almost everything else in the lives of children. Ron Edmond