by Lisa Reynolds | Nov 30, 2020 | Coordinator Reports, Lynden
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...
by Jim Schmotzer | Nov 25, 2020 | Coordinator Reports, Nooksack Valley
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...
by Annie Anderson | Oct 31, 2020 | Coordinator Reports
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...
by Stacey Martin | Oct 29, 2020 | Coordinator Reports, Lynden
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!...
by Brian Clemmer | Oct 27, 2020 | Coordinator Reports, Lynden
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...
by Jim Schmotzer | Oct 27, 2020 | Coordinator Reports, Nooksack Valley
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...
