Mentoring in Schools Profiles
Indigenous Mentoring Profile
Indigenous female and male mentorship program that connects high school Indigenous students with community members through for-credit land camps. The camps combine cultural teachings and Two-Eyed Seeing STEM activities by building relationships with community members, Elders, Kokums, Aunties, Uncles, Mushums and post-secondary institutions.
Intergenerational Mentoring
Once a month a grade 5 class, approximately 25 students, take the bus to a seniors supportive living center where they do arts, crafts and games with seniors in the dinning room. Students and seniors enjoy learning from each other, building connections and sharing snacks. This program has been ongoing for 15 years led by the same teacher.
Transition Mentoring Profile
Grade 10-11 students are recruited by school staff to be mentors for new grade 8/9 students. In the spring and again in the fall the older students are responsible for welcoming, orienting and mentoring the new students at two different orientation events and to be a friendly face throughout the school year.
High School Teen Mentoring Profile
High school students (mentors) went through a two week training that covered Introduction to Mentorship (HSS1050) with a teacher. Then they met weekly with the teacher to pick themes and plan activities to do with their elementary mentee. Mentors walked to the nearby elementary school and spent time with their mentee.
Virtual Cross Grade Mentoring Profile
Grade 1 and grade 8 teachers started virtual mentoring during covid with the help of Big Brothers Big Sisters. Littles and bigs met virtually for 30-45 minutes to work on communication skills, literacy and reading. There were movement breaks and lots of fun to keep the grade 1's engaged.
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“We acknowledge that we are on and support Mentoring for Youth in the traditional territories across Alberta of the many First Nations from Treaty 6,7,& 8, the Métis of the 8 Alberta Settlements, and Inuit people whose footsteps have marked these lands for centuries.”