Navigating the Path to Graduation, Together
By Briana Kerensky, Communities In Schools National. The beginning of January is always a time of self-reflection. We look back at the past year to evaluate what we accomplished (or […]
A Network of Support
By Joan Tornow, Board Member, Communities In Schools of Federal Way. As a volunteer for Communities In Schools of Federal Way, I mentored a young student named Marvella.* When she […]
A High School Student’s Reflections on Mentoring: Lessons Shared
By Cori Uddenberg, Volunteer, Communities In Schools of Peninsula Pencil to paper, marker to dry erase board, finger to calculator. The medium changes constantly. Never the same in process but […]
Extreme Games 2010 caps off a year of mentoring in Renton
What could make a rainy wednesday afternoon more fun for students? How about a room stocked with foosball tables, pool tables, and ping pong? Perhaps arts and crafts stations? You […]
January is National Mentoring Month!
Give your time, Mentor a child, Make a Difference National Mentoring Month is the time each year when our nation officially puts the spotlight on the importance of mentors and […]