Mentorship Journey

Have you worked in another setting leading activities with young people? Nature, Duration, and Location of the Work and the Experience you acquired. Please indicate any experience you have had that would be pertinent to the Odyssey program, such as working with youth, public speaking, working in a school setting, organizing activities, or volunteering with young people.

Due to my introspective nature, I strove to improve my public speaking skills. For two years, I volunteered as a mentor under the CHIMO Community Services Stepping Out Program. During this time, I educated four 30 student grade 7 classes about anti-bullying and assisted them in cultivating practical coping techniques by creating and leading educational activities.

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It is a relationship that optimizes collective growth. While the mentor expounds about their insights, the mentee brings those insights into their own reality. Simultaneously, the mentee empowers the mentor by implementing their own vision through skills coached by the mentor. Mentorship is a process that advocates perspective and talent development for both participants.

So, I began to volunteer my time with the young, the old, and those with special needs as well as supporting events varying from Wheelchair Basketball competitions to senior homes to environmental initiatives.. During my volunteer with the REaDY Summit, I was also a student mentor for two years udner the CHIMO Community Services Stepping Out Program. For two years, I helped educate four 30 student grade 7 classes about anti-bullying and helped them cultivate practical coping techniques in five weekly sessions. Big Brothers Big Sister’s in school meeting program. My mentee and I engaged in with each other through boardgames, crafts and group activities with other mentees and mentors. As a mentor, I helped students recognize their own potential and the importance of giving and giving back. It is