September 28th - October 2nd

This Monday, the mentors and mentees had their first small group sessions. The mentees began the Why Try curriculum with CRC and Julia while the mentors worked with me by continuing to explore the importance of empathy in the mentoring relationship. We practiced using empathy in role-playing scenarios and by watching a short video, which can be found here. I've already noticed a positive shift in how many of the mentors respond to their mentee's issues, which is very encouraging.

On Tuesday, the scholars strengthened their bonds with each other by building towers out of spaghetti and marshmallows. Their goal was to build the tallest tower and each mentor/mentee pair did a fabulous job of solving problems and demonstrating creativity. Take a look at some of their photos below!

Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday were spent discussing trust. The students talked about the meaning of trust, why we trust some people and not others, how to earn someone's trust, and then built trust bridges. This art project allowed the students to continue their dialogue and demonstrate their understanding of characteristics of trustworthy and untrustworthy individuals.