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in-school programs
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Our in-school programs provide one on one and group mentoring for youth in the Brunswick and Freeport school systems from kindergarten to the seventh grade
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Over the school year, mentors spend time building meaningful relationships with students, the goal being to create a safe and judgment-free space for students to be heard and seen
brunswick junior high school
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Lunch and Legos
Lunch and Legos is a group with 6th-grade boys that include lunch, conversation, lego building and/or card playing
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Seventh Grade Girls Group
Meet with 8, 7th-grade girls weekly to talk about any and all issues
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Freeport Lunch Bunch
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Morse Street School
Mentors have lunch weekly with students from each grade (K-2) to create art, or play games.
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Mast Landing School
Mentors have lunch weekly with a student (3-5th grade) to talk or play a game.
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Benefits of school-based mentoring
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Builds Trust
The reliable routine of in-school mentorship allows students to build trustworthy and honest relationships with adults who support and empower their aspirations and passions.
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Helps with Social Behaviors
Mentoring is known to improve a student’s self-confidence and self-worth, helping them with communication, dealing with emotions, and having healthier interactions with their peers, teachers, and families.
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Experiencing Different Perspectives
Mentoring gives both the mentor and mentee the opportunity to see things beyond their own experience, to see a bigger or a different picture.