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Mentors and mentees in the
SMILES (Southcoast Mentoring
Initiative for
Learning, Education and Service)
mentoring program (a program of People, Incorporated) at the Matthew
J. Kuss Middle School matched themselves through a process that
concluded during their third session together on October 25, 2010. New
mentees had the chance to get to know potential mentors through a series
of games designed to illuminate likes and dislikes and personality
styles. SMILES
staff observed interactions and allowed mentors and new mentees to give
input on who they would be paired with.
Mentees
who had been with mentors during the previous year could also elect to
stay with the same mentor for another year. Weekly sessions are
scheduled throughout the year to offer mentors and mentees the chance to
get to know each other better and form strong bonds designed to keep
mentees invested in their schools. "I've seen some very strong
friendships develop in this program" commented Fall River SMILES
Operations Manager Katje Fuson. "It's the strength of these relationships
that provide a powerful incentive for these children to stay in school
and succeed," she added. Click
here for pictures from last year's SMILES program at Kuss.
For
more information about the program or to volunteer to serve as a
mentor in
other programs,
call
(508) 999-9300 or e-mail Nicole
Almeida at
nalmeida@smilesmentoring.org.
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(Top row, left)
Mentor Jenny DiBlasi reveals the name of a food to mentee Vanessa who
was challenged to guess the word by asking yes or no questions. (Top row,
center) Mentee Kaysha quizzes mentor Lisa during the
exercise. (Top row, right) Citizens-Union
Savings Bank (CUSB) CEO Nicholas Christ, center, quizzes fellow
mentors Carole and Ken Fiola about the rules of the game at the start of
the exercise. (Middle row, center) Ms. DiBlasi is matched up with Vanessa at the end of the exercise. (Middle row, right)
Kaysha meets with her second year mentor Carole Fiola. (Bottom row,
left) Mentee Tori expresses surprise as she learns what the sign
on her back says. (Bottom row, center) Mentors Sue
Dias-Cordeiro and Catarina Bauer help mentee Michael guess the word
taped on his back. (Bottom row, right) Ms.Bauer meets with her mentee,
Tori,
at the end of the exercise. |
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