Mentors for Life
ECCELESIASTES 4:10
For if they fall, one will lift up the other; but woe to one who is alone and falls and does not have another to help
Program Objective
The goal of the mentoring program is to establish a trusting relationship with accountability and responsibility from the mentor and mentee.
Program Schedule
- Mentors for Life- Orientation and Mentor/Mentee pairing meeting (Conducted by Poppy Graham)-
- Mentoring Sessions will occur once weekly during the SES school year starting the second week of September. Mentoring sessions will last 30-45 minutes (ideally).
- Mentor Gatherings will occur occasionally. These gatherings will provide an opportunity for interaction, support, best practice sharing, education, fellowship and prayer. These meetings will be scheduled and shared via email invitations including potential- Christmas meal with Mentors/Mentees and End of Year celebration meal. More details to be provided.
Mentor Requirements
- All Mentors will have a completed background check.
- Each Mentor will submit a short biography that will be provided to Poppy, the student, and the student’s family.
- Each Mentor commits to being a faithful and committed friend to their mentee. This entails being reliable and present to the mentee throughout the schoolyear.
- Each Mentor agrees to abide by the rules of the program and the guidelines set forth by the SES staff.
- Mentors agree to conduct themselves in a manner appropriate to the SES environment at all times- always being friendly, helpful, flexible, adaptable, with a sincere concern for the welfare of the student and the SES staff.
- Mentors will abide by the Mandatory Reporting guidelines as set forth by the school.
- Mentors will maintain confidentiality of the student.
- Mentors will have access to Poppy Graham (by text) and Leslie Guyott (by appointment) to address any concerns that they may have regarding the mentee.
- While the Mentors for Life is a Christian based program it should not be seen or used as an opportunity to evangelize excessively. One should be true to one’s own faith and can share this as it arises naturally in the mentor/mentee relationship and interaction.
Colossians 3:12
Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.