by BTO | Dec 26, 2021 | Coordinator Reports, Lynden
Can you help support a student? This week I received a call from someone who works for the Whatcom County Mobile Crisis Team. She was working with a student from our school and looking for additional support for him. Her question: “Do you still have Be the One, and...
by BTO | Dec 26, 2021 | Coordinator Reports, Lynden
Stories to Share Lots of Matches this Month The mentoring program has been booming here at the middle school. We have seven new matches this past month alone, and now we have 23 pairs total! Six of those pairs were matched in one single day! This is great progress,...
by BTO | Dec 26, 2021 | Coordinator Reports, Lynden
We are at a tipping point. I have two students who have returned all the paperwork needed to move forward with a mentor; one with papers in hand to have signed and returned, and two other students who are interested, but maybe not yet ready to take the leap of faith....
by BTO | Dec 10, 2021 | Coordinator Reports, Lynden
There is something so wonderfully vulnerable about a parent who is willing to reach out looking for a way for their child to connect to another adult. Nearly half of the students who have come through my door have initially come because a parent was able to see the...
by BTO | Dec 1, 2021 | Coordinator Reports, Lynden
Stories to share: Seeing Growth: This afternoon, a mentor and I had the chance to reflect on student growth. He has been with his student since middle school. As a 7th grader, the mentee struggled with school, was very unmotivated and barely said two words. He...
by BTO | Dec 1, 2021 | Coordinator Reports, Lynden
Stories to Share Laughter is Essential One mentor and student really enjoy their time together. On one occasion, the mentee was telling a story that made his mentor bust into a rolling laughter. The two were having such a great time together, teachers nearby took...
