Mentoring

"One of the greatest values of mentors is the ability to see ahead what others cannot see and to help them navigate a course to their destination." 
John C. Maxwell

Boy with a Ball

Boy With a Ball is a world-wide organization that works to help improve community relations. At Berkmar High School, the program that is initiated is called Velocity, which is a cross age mentoring program where high schoolers mentor Berkmar Middle School students. The program is open to all high school students and involves an extensive after school leadership training program for mentoring middle school students.

 

Community Based Mentoring

Studies show that successful mentoring programs help students develop social skills, improve their school achievement, increase graduation rates, build character, and many other benefits. Understanding these components, GCPS has proactively developed a Community-Based Mentoring program to connect caring adults in the community with male and female students to provide guidance, encouragement, and support to help them become successful young adults, both in and out of school. 

Also, if you are looking to give back to the community, the Gwinnett County Community Based Mentoring Program is looking for volunteers to become mentors. They will provide free training. Contact Delinda Coffey for more information about the Community Based Mentoring Program.