Taking a chance
Comments: 0 - Date: August 17th, 2007 - Categories: Mentoring
I good friend of mine has taken it upon herself to become a mentor of a step team. Think Stomp the Yard. She has no dance training and really no clue of what stepping is, other than the basic concept. So why did she agree to do it? Because she has a heart for kids. One of her students last year asked her if she would sponsor a step team. My friend brilliantly recognized an opportunity to mentor. She asked for and was granted a dedicated period to spend mentoring the girls who would be the step team members. She held a meeting and did some research. I believe that the girls who attended the meeting had something close to 4oo referrals combined, not to mention high rates of missed days and tardies. Wow. What a challenge. My friend has gathered articles and has great plans. Because the school doesn’t have a mentoring program in the traditional sense, the step class will be mentoring for some at-risk girls. When a school can’t or won’t create a school-wide mentoring program, teachers can (and do) make a difference by creating one themselves. I am so proud to be able to call Cherry my friend.
