Re: child/adult mentor program?
From: Rick Gravrok (rick.gravrokgmail.com)
Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2013 22:52:12 -0800 (PST)
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Rick Gravrok
Monterey Cohousing Community, Minnesota


On Sun, Nov 17, 2013 at 9:11 PM, Joey Kimdon <jkimdon [at] gmail.com> wrote:

>
> Many kids are interested in the vague idea. It remains to be seen how
> reality will pan out though. :-)
>
>
>
> On Sun, Nov 17, 2013 at 2:43 PM, Diana Carroll <dianaecarroll [at] gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > Have the kids expressed interest in this?
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Nov 16, 2013 at 6:59 PM, Joey Kimdon <jkimdon [at] gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> Several of us in our community would like to establish a child/adult
> >> mentor
> >> program, and we were wondering if any other communities would be willing
> >> to
> >> share their experiences.
> >>
> >> One of our main goals is to deepen the connections between children and
> >> adults who are not their parents. We're hoping these special connections
> >> will give the kids many people they're comfortable talking to as they
> are
> >> going through life's challenges, as well as enrich both parties' lives
> as
> >> they share their special talents, interests, and personalities. We also
> >> see
> >> it as a way to keep the kids connected to and interested in the
> community
> >> as they grow older.
> >>
> >> We already have many rich child/adult interactions, informal activities,
> >> special friendships, and a kids club where adults can share activities
> >> with
> >> the kids. However, we're looking to have a more formal program in order
> to
> >> include more of the less-outgoing people, to encourage more one-on-one
> >> time, to help people find ways to fit this type of connection into their
> >> schedules, and to give an almost family/grandparent-type of commitment
> >> that
> >> the kids (and adults) can count on over many many years.
> >>
> >> Our current thoughts are to have some rotating one-on-one mentorships
> >> (maybe 6 months long?) starting as soon as the kids are interested and
> >> continuing until adulthood, fostering many different relationships. Then
> >> in
> >> addition, as part of a coming-of-age ritual (around 12 yrs old), having
> >> the
> >> child and an adult find each other for an enduring (non-rotating),
> deeper
> >> mentorship. The shorter mentorships could help the children and adults
> >> figure out who they want for their long mentor and could continue even
> >> during the longer mentorship.
> >>
> >> Does anyone have any experiences they'd like to share that could help us
> >> as
> >> we are developing this idea? Or can you point me to some archived
> posts? I
> >> did a quick search in the archives, but didn't find the right search
> terms
> >> to come up with anything.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Joey
> >> (from CoHo Ecovillage in Corvallis, OR)
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Rick Gravrok
St. Louis Park, MN

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