Building relationships is critical to fostering kind and respectful schools. Youth need to know and feel that peers and adults care about and value them as individuals. Developing programs in which students mentor each other as well as, programs that bring in adults from the community to mentor students is an invaluable way to increase well being and healthy attitudes and behavior among students. Please consider starting mentoring programs in your schools and see the amazing results!! 🙂
Adult to Youth Mentoring
National Mentoring Month – Site has lots of helpful information on mentoring
Mentor- Expanding the world of quality mentoring – has information on starting a program and contains a list of established mentoring programs by state
How to Build a Successful Mentoring Program
Fostering close and effective relationships in youth mentoring programs
U.S. Dept. of Education Mentoring Resource Center– a mentoring case study with helpful ideas and information
Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring
Mentoring Resource Center Publications
School -Based Mentoring Resources
Volnteer Guide- Mentoring At-Risk Youth
Peer Mentoring:
Students Mentoring Students Curriculum
Youth in Action – Peer mentoring
Building Effective Peer Mentoring Programs in Schools
Student mentoring programs help boys look forward to reading
Articles on mentoring:
Get Students Together: Kids Mentoring Kids to Help Organize Their Future
Wisdom of the (Multi) Ages: Students learn by teaching