Mentoring Tools & Resources for Schools
Whether you are starting a mentoring program, improving your delivery, or recruiting and training mentors, the Alberta Mentoring Partnership can help.
AMP is Your Mentoring Resource for Schools
Learn the benefits of in-school mentoring and find tips and resources on starting your own in-school program.Download: Brochure (English)
Download: Brochure (French)
Looking to implement a mentoring program for students at your school? Use this toolkit to identify your desired mentoring program model, plan your formal mentoring program, and identify community resources to support your school initiative.
Download: Toolkit
Download: Practice Guide
Download: Presentation
High school students make great mentors to younger kids. Give them the right tools and training to help them interact with younger children in positive ways that promote healthy development. This 3-resource toolkit helps students step into leadership roles as mentors.
Download: Tips for Engaging with Young People
Download: Tips for Educators
Download: Tips for Youth Self advocacy
Download: Tips for Working Together
Visit the Teen Mentoring Toolkit
Links for reference to Health, Recreation & Human Services (HRH) cluster course list and Human & Social Services (HSS) tab for mentoring and support course outlines @ www.education.alberta.ca/teachers/program/cts/program-of-studies/hrh.aspx
- The five Mentoring CTS courses are also available in French: https://education.alberta.ca/programmes-d%C3%A9tudes/
- Alberta Education CTS homepage @ www.education.alberta.ca/teachers/program/cts.aspx
- Click to Download This CTS Mentoring Courses Outline
Pathways to Mentoring: CTS Mentoring Courses
| COURSE HSS1050: INTRODUCTION TO MENTORSHIP | LEVEL: INTRODUCTORY |
| Prerequisite: None
Description: Students learn about the characteristics of positive mentoring relationships in their personal lives and society. Students prepare to engage in a mentoring relationship. Students apply basic mentoring skills to a mentoring relationship and explore considerations for safety related to mentoring. Supporting Courses: HSS1030 Communicating Skills for Helping Relationships; HSS1040 Developing Maturity and Independence; HSS2020 Nurturing Children. |
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| COURSE HSS2050: BECOMING A MENTOR | LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE |
| Prerequisite: HSS1050 Introduction to Mentorship
Description: Students analyze the relationship of mentoring and the wellness of individuals and communities. Students build a personal profile to prepare for their role as a mentor and demonstrate mentoring skills. Supporting Courses: HSS1030 Communication Skills for Health Professionals; HSS2030 Perspectives on Interpersonal Relationships; HSS3050 Becoming a Mentee. |
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| COURSE HSS3050: BECOMING A MENTEE | LEVEL: ADVANCED |
| Prerequisite: none
Description: Students build a personal profile to engage as a mentee in a successful mentoring relationship to explore career and/or personal goals for citizenship or volunteering in their community. Supporting Courses: HSS1030 Communicating Skills for Health Professionals; HSS1050 Introduction to Mentoring. |
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COURSE HSS3060: EXTENDING THE MENTORING RELATIONSHIP
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LEVEL: ADVANCED |
| Prerequisite: HSS2050: Becoming A Mentor
Description: Students demonstrate effective strategies for enhancing resiliency in the context of a mentoring relationship. Students examine unique populations that commonly occur in communities and adapt mentoring activities to meet the needs of supported populations and cultural differences, including differences related to a first Nations, Métis and Inuit (FNMI) perspectives. . Note: Successful completion of this course enables the student to apply for a certificate of completion for Foundations of Mentoring issued by the Alberta Mentoring Partnership in collaboration with Big Brothers Big Sisters when they meet the standards and requirements specified. High students who have completed the CTS Mentoring course HSS 3060 “Extending the Mentoring Relations”, have been in a long term mentoring relationship and have completed the Online Mentor Training (AMP) can apply for a “Foundations in Mentoring” certificate by filling out the application click here. Supporting Courses: HSS1030 Communication skills for Health Professionals; HSS2030 Perspectives on Interpersonal Relationships; HSS3050 Becoming a Mentee; HSS3070 Peer Mentoring. Click to Download COURSE HSS3060 Extending Mentoring Relationship |
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| COURSE HSS3070: PEER MENTORING | LEVEL: ADVANCED |
| Prerequisites: HSS1080 Leadership Fundamentals 1; HSS3050 Becoming a Mentee; HSS3060 Extending the Mentoring Relationship.
Description: Students examine the Positive Youth Development Model and assist in the planning, facilitation and assessment of a peer mentoring program for a specific community. Parameters: Access to an existing Peer Mentoring program or a Peer Mentoring Program that is being initiated. Supporting Courses: CCS 3080 Community Enhancement; HSS1030 Communicating Skills for Health professionals; HSS1040 Developing Maturity and Independence; HSS2030 Perspectives on Interpersonal Relationships; HSS2080 Fundamentals of Leadership 2. |
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Download: Lesson Plan
Assist Alberta Education and Children and Youth Services to work together at the local level with the child/youth, their caregivers and other appropriate partners to share information and engage in joint decision-making to plan for and support school success for children and youth in care.
Download: Lesson Plan
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