This week we are highlighting the importance of mentoring in schools. We know according to 2016 Population Lab Research on Alberta youth, 81% of mentees said mentoring helped them stay in school. Mentoring in Schools and supports welcoming, caring, respectful and safe learning environments, high school completion and positive mental health. If your school is not utilizing mentoring as a …
Week 3 – Thank Your Mentor!
Sign-up for our newsletter and keep up to date! This week is THANK YOUR MENTOR WEEK and we celebrate the impact that mentors make on young people throughout society and we also pause and reflect on the important role that mentors have played in our own lives. Who helped you before you were you? We also want to share with …
#MentoringMonth Week 2 – Start Mentoring!
This week the theme is START MENTORING! Last week you learned about how effective and impactful mentoring is across our lives. This week is focused on signing up as many new mentors as possible: Try our mentor nomination form and nominate a friend or co-worker? First things first: we need your help in amplifying #mentoringmonth to your volunteers, staff, and …
Mentoring Month Launch: MENTORING MAKES THE DIFFERENCE
Happy New Year! This year we are celebrating the start of 2017 with the unveiling of #MENTORING MONTH. Wherever you are in Alberta, there is a young person who could use a mentor from someone like you. We know the two greatest volunteer and program recruitment opportunities are in September and January. Building on the great work done by MENTOR, …
Mentoring Toolkit for Indigenous Children and Youth Webinar
The Alberta Mentoring Partnership presented a webinar to unveil for you our hot-off-the-press Indigenous Mentoring for Children and Youth Toolkit. ask questions with the creators of the toolkit. The Alberta Mentoring Partnership with the assistance of Dr. Sean Lessard and Dr. Simmee Chung have refreshed our Mentoring in Indigenous Communities Toolkit. In the following webinar you will learn: How can …
“Paper Tigers” – Documentary on Adverse Childhood Experiences Panel
Visiting teachers from Lincoln High School in Walla Walla Washington were in Alberta to meet and share ideas on how adverse childhood experiences (ACE’s) and trauma informed practices have made an impact on a student population. Featured in the Paper Tigers documentary the film asked the questions: What does it mean to be a trauma informed school? And, how do …
Evaluate Your Mentoring Programs With a Measurement Guidance Toolkit
We know that taking the time to reflect, learn and improve our mentoring programs is an integral part to creating the most effective mentoring program possible for the children and youth you serve. The Alberta Mentoring Partnership has always made Evaluation a key piece in all of our program resources, such as in our Teen Mentoring Program Toolkit’s Reflecting, Learning …
Framing Mentorship Using the Core Story of Early Childhood Development to Strengthen Public Understanding
The Framing Mentorship: Using the Core Story of Early Childhood Development to Strengthen Public Understanding Mentorship Programs WEBINAR took took place on September 26th. During the webinar there was an overview of framing by exploring the following four questions: Why does framing matter? Using research-based communications strategies can build public support for mentoring programs. Why is framing so difficult? Navigating …
How can we achieve healthier outcomes for children and families through brain science-infused policy development?
The Change in Mind initiative (Alliance for Strong Families and Communities and Alberta Family Wellness Initiative (Palix)) have put out an excellent policy brief on how to use a brain science-infused lens in policy development. This document succinctly addresses big questions such as: What it takes to build healthy brains A reminder it is never too late for interventions (like …
Mentorship in Action – A #MentoringMoments Story with Mentor Raman and Mentee Sanna
Considering Mentorship Partly funded by the province, the Alberta Mentoring Partnership (AMP) promotes mentorship across Alberta. AMP also connects mentors like Raman and mentees like Sanna. Sanna has made great strides thanks to Raman’s support. One year ago, Raman met Sanna, who was very shy. Sanna was worried that her sister, Tina, would end up in foster care again because …