Nancy McHarness

One challenge of having a mentoring program is the common difficulties we all face as human beings. The loss of … Read more

Angel found that his mentor’s hard life when he was younger had similarities to his own. He wanted someone who … Read more

In this month’s mentoring minute, we’ll be taking a closer look at the impact of stress in today’s students, and … Read more

This month, we’re sharing some ways that you can show compassion to your student. It starts with humility, and it … Read more

Challenging doesn’t even begin to describe Sky’s life experience: loss upon loss, instability and difficult family relationships, poor decisions, growing … Read more

Be Challenged: The importance of compassion in mentoring: This month, we’re sharing some ways that you can show compassion to your … Read more

Take a shy, sheltered, yet very curious middle schooler, and introduce her to a compassionate, retired teacher—the combination yields a … Read more

Last week, we asked the question, “What is compassion?” And, for the month of March we want to share some … Read more

Alan seemed to be getting off to a rough start. As a freshman who had just moved to Lynden, he … Read more

Last week, we talked about the importance of being intentional with our encouragement. Here’s another way that we can offer … Read more