Re: child/adult mentor program? | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Rick Gravrok (rick.gravrokgmail.com) | |
Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2013 22:52:12 -0800 (PST) |
Hello, do you all know about Generations of Hope? www.generationsofhope.org 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) > >> _________________________________________________________________ > >> Cohousing-L mailing list -- Unsubscribe, archives and other info at: > >> http://www.cohousing.org/cohousing-L/ > >> > >> > >> > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Cohousing-L mailing list -- Unsubscribe, archives and other info at: > http://www.cohousing.org/cohousing-L/ > > > -- Rick Gravrok St. Louis Park, MN
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Re: child/adult mentor program? Joey Kimdon, November 17 2013
- Re: child/adult mentor program? KJ, November 17 2013
- Re: child/adult mentor program? Rick Gravrok, November 18 2013
- Re: child/adult mentor program? Oz, November 18 2013
- Re: child/adult mentor program? Rick Gravrok, November 17 2013
- Re: child/adult mentor program? KJ, November 17 2013
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Re: child/adult mentor program? Joey Kimdon, November 17 2013
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