Our local schools and Be the One
We are proud of these letters we've received from the local schools. Nooksack Valley School District Lynden School District Ferndale School District
Lynden Christian High School- December 2020
Lynden Christian High School Be The One Mentoring Program December 2020 STORIES TO SHARE/ GENERAL UPDATE: With each new month that passes we are ever so thankful to be continuing in person learning and mentoring. I have witnessed just how difficult it is for other...
Mentor Equipping “Student Voices” Panel
Hear directly from our student panel as they share about school during COVID, how mentoring supports them, and what they plan to do in the future. Lynden, Ferndale, and Nooksack mentees represent. Open Q and A session to follow. https://youtu.be/syBq8K_w45s
Nooksack Valley Middle and High School, December 2020
Stories & snippets – During December (most) students continued with virtual learning. As we look to January we are hoping for a soon (modified) return to campus for most students. New matching continues. By word-of-mouth we continue to connect with potential new...
Lynden Middle School, December 2020
Program Update The month of December was very encouraging despite the year we have all had! Students and mentors have been meeting more in-person lately and this is really good for the mentoring relationships. Looking ahead to January the hope is possibly making...
Ferndale High School – December 2020
Stories to share: Now I know! I still have not connected with a couple students yet. It is a hard place to be when you don’t know why they aren’t responding to your emails or why you cannot reach the family by phone. Your mind tends to think of the worst-case...
Celebrating mentors and the positive impact of mentoring in our communities!
This holiday season we are using the Mentor Minute to celebrate mentors and the positive impact of mentoring in our communities! And, we're doing that by focusing on words that we typically see or hear around this time of year. Words like joy, hope, peace, and light....
Lynden High School Coordinator Report – December 2020
BTO Coordinator Report - Lynden High School December 17, 2020 Stories to share: They approached each other with smiles behind the masks, big air hugs from 6 feet away, and agreed to let me take their photo at their first in person meeting since last March. The...
The 2,160 minutes.
This holiday season we are using the Mentor Minute to celebrate mentors and the positive impact mentoring has in our communities! And, we're doing that by focusing on words that we typically see or hear around this time of year. Words like joy, hope, peace, and light....
Lynden Middle School – November 2020
BE THE ONE MENTORING PROGRAM Program Update The month of November was a roller coaster ride for sure. Students were brought back to school and I was beginning to connect with few that I had a hard time connecting with. However, at the end of the month, schools were...
How did the time that you spent with your student help bring joy, hope, peace, or light?
Tis the season... 🎄 December is here! This holiday season we'd like to take a minute to focus on words that we typically see or hear around this time of year. Words like joy, hope, peace, and light. We'd like to use these words to help us focus on (and celebrate) the...
Ferndale High School – November 2020
Stories to share: Reunited and it feels so good! Right when we were approved to conduct in-person meetings off-campus, the new restrictions prohibited indoor meetings. I asked all the qualifying students if they wanted to meet outdoors at Hovander park, or wait until...
Lynden Christian Schools – November 2020
Lynden Christian High School Be The One Mentoring Program November 2020 STORIES TO SHARE/ GENERAL UPDATE: November was consistent for Be The One at Lynden Christian. Two pairs regularly met, one pair had a first meeting, but the student ultimately decided that...
Lynden High School Coordinator Report – November 2020
November is “Thank a Mentor” Month. Students were invited to write a note of Appreciation to their mentors. These notes were mailed to mentors and shared in an online slide show. Here are a few of the comments. “I appreciate my mentor because she makes time to see...
Students need you to EMPATHIZE with them.
As mentors, we have the opportunity to bring HOPE to students when we meet with them face to face. In one hour, we can bring HOPE to them when we remember these four basic needs and act on them... Students need you to HEAR them. Students need you to be OPEN with them....
Nooksack Valley Middle and High School, November 2020
Stories & snippets – We keep pressing on in the unknown territory that is 2020. Video/ZOOM is still the primary mode for connections. New matches are being made with a mix of creativity and adjustments. A new match began at the High School. The Mentor is a staff...
Students need you to be consistently PRESENT in their lives.
This week, we'll take a closer look at the third need...BEING PRESENT. We cannot ever underestimate the power of presence in a young person's life. For a variety of reasons, students today often feel alone (and are left alone). Even with the rise of social media and...
Mentor Equipping: Helping the Helper
“Even the Helpers Need Helping: Self-Care for Mentors” featuring guest speaker, Lindsay Anderson, Mental Health Counselor, Nooksack Valley Elementary Schools Why adult mindfulness and self-care are vital for us as we mentor youth How to notice the signs that we may be...
Students need you to HEAR them
In this month's Mentoring Minute, we're focusing on one need that we all have in common... HOPE. As mentors, we have the opportunity to bring HOPE to students when we meet with them face to face. In one hour, we can bring HOPE to them when we remember these four basic...
Ferndale High School – October 2020
Stories to share: Student cherishes time with his Mentor One week, a student could not make it to his regularly scheduled Zoom call with his mentor and wanted to reschedule. However, the mentor was not available until the following week. The student insisted that they...
Lynden Christian High School- October 2020
STORIES TO SHARE/ GENERAL UPDATE: I ended September/began October by reaching out to all of the students (about 40) who had expressed some interest in possibly having a mentor. As I anticipated the general response was no response, but about 15 students did reply!...
Lynden Middle School, October 2020
Program Update The month of September was rough in terms of mentoring at LMS. Kids were extremely hard to locate and communicate with at the beginning, which meant pairs were not meeting. On top of that, both students and mentors were having technology issues...
Nooksack Valley Middle and High School, October 2020
Stories & snippets – during this time of on-line, distance learning our primary mentoring contact has been virtual, through Zoom. Zoom allows for new ways of connecting and communicating. Following are comments I have heard during recent match sessions (most, but...
Lynden High School – September 2020
Stories to share: Sometimes what appear to be limitations and roadblocks can work out well in unexpected ways. “One of my mentors lives in Blaine, but has been coming to Lynden each week over the past 3 years to visit her student. She knew she would not be able to...