Post Event Mentoring Research Paper
POST-EVENT MENTORING OVERVIEW
Following your weekend at GIRLS Academy, your chapter will engage in a post-event mentoring program with the middle school girls who attended the program. Within one year following GIRLS Academy, your chapter will hold at least two events to further build upon the mentoring relationship established at GIRLS Academy. At least one of these events should take place within the same semester as GIRLS Academy, and at least one event should take place the following semester.
It is up to your chapter’s discretion which post-event mentoring activities you choose to do. When choosing an activity, be sure to take into account your chapter’s budget, schedule, and space. The suggested activities have a range of costs and necessary …show more content…
Demonstrate a positive attitude.
During and after GIRLS Academy, be sure to foster relationships by being a positive role model. She will learn a lot from hearing about your experiences and how you’ve reacted to situations in the past, but it is also important to model positive qualities throughout your time with her.
2. Be interested in her as an individual.
Get to know her as well as you can. What are her interests? What are her goals? You can’t be an effective mentor if you know nothing about her. Understanding her world will help you guide her in ways that will work for her. Remember you are building a relationship.
3. Be willing to share about your own experiences.
If she asks about your life, be willing to share. Sharing what you like to do and the people and things that are important in your life can be a great way to find commonalities. However, be careful not to shift the focus from her to you. It is important to spend the majority of your time listening and encouraging her than it is to talk about yourself. Please be aware that while it is tempting to empathize with her about issues such as drug and alcohol abuse, sexual assault, bullying or suicide, talking about your own personal issues with these topics may blur boundaries and inadvertently endorse such …show more content…
10. Have fun!
At the end of the day, make sure your mentoring relationship is a fun and engaging experience for both of you. Be sure to have fun, leave a positive impact, and have a memorable experience!
HOW TO PLAN MENTORING OPPORTUNITIES
WITH LIMITED TIME…
1. Find pockets of time that work for both parties. Does after school work best? Are the weekends better?
2. Schedule early! Pick times and dates as early as possible.
3. Be flexible. If other parts of your schedule can be moved, rearranging them might make it easier to schedule mentoring activities.
4. Look at the activities beforehand and plan them out. Knowing how much time each activity will take can help you save time and engage in activities that fit your schedule better.
5. Instead of trying to plan one mentoring activity that may take hours, plan smaller activities and spread them out. For example, don’t try to pack all of your activities into a 5-hour period. Instead, plan one-hour activities that occur once a week.
…and Resources…
1. Choose simple, lost-cost or free activity options (included).
2. Use supplies you already have or could borrow.
…and still make it
Following your weekend at GIRLS Academy, your chapter will engage in a post-event mentoring program with the middle school girls who attended the program. Within one year following GIRLS Academy, your chapter will hold at least two events to further build upon the mentoring relationship established at GIRLS Academy. At least one of these events should take place within the same semester as GIRLS Academy, and at least one event should take place the following semester.
It is up to your chapter’s discretion which post-event mentoring activities you choose to do. When choosing an activity, be sure to take into account your chapter’s budget, schedule, and space. The suggested activities have a range of costs and necessary …show more content…
Demonstrate a positive attitude.
During and after GIRLS Academy, be sure to foster relationships by being a positive role model. She will learn a lot from hearing about your experiences and how you’ve reacted to situations in the past, but it is also important to model positive qualities throughout your time with her.
2. Be interested in her as an individual.
Get to know her as well as you can. What are her interests? What are her goals? You can’t be an effective mentor if you know nothing about her. Understanding her world will help you guide her in ways that will work for her. Remember you are building a relationship.
3. Be willing to share about your own experiences.
If she asks about your life, be willing to share. Sharing what you like to do and the people and things that are important in your life can be a great way to find commonalities. However, be careful not to shift the focus from her to you. It is important to spend the majority of your time listening and encouraging her than it is to talk about yourself. Please be aware that while it is tempting to empathize with her about issues such as drug and alcohol abuse, sexual assault, bullying or suicide, talking about your own personal issues with these topics may blur boundaries and inadvertently endorse such …show more content…
10. Have fun!
At the end of the day, make sure your mentoring relationship is a fun and engaging experience for both of you. Be sure to have fun, leave a positive impact, and have a memorable experience!
HOW TO PLAN MENTORING OPPORTUNITIES
WITH LIMITED TIME…
1. Find pockets of time that work for both parties. Does after school work best? Are the weekends better?
2. Schedule early! Pick times and dates as early as possible.
3. Be flexible. If other parts of your schedule can be moved, rearranging them might make it easier to schedule mentoring activities.
4. Look at the activities beforehand and plan them out. Knowing how much time each activity will take can help you save time and engage in activities that fit your schedule better.
5. Instead of trying to plan one mentoring activity that may take hours, plan smaller activities and spread them out. For example, don’t try to pack all of your activities into a 5-hour period. Instead, plan one-hour activities that occur once a week.
…and Resources…
1. Choose simple, lost-cost or free activity options (included).
2. Use supplies you already have or could borrow.
…and still make it