Youth Leadership Conducts Mentoring
Training
The Youth Leadership Program is adding a new mentoring component
to the volunteer activities of its members. Valley United Way recently received
a grant from the Department of Higher Education to help implement the program.
The first step in the development of the program was to provide training for a
group of ten students currently participating in the program.
The students spent the weekend of February 19-21 at Camp Jewell
in Colebrook. The YMCA Camp has long been the site of the initial training
program for Youth Leadership, but they developed a special training component to
assist students in developing their skills as mentors. The students will have a
chance to put those skills to work at area grammar schools later this summer.
Take a look at some scenes from the training below. You can
click on each image for a full size picture.
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Case McCrea works with students to identify their goals in
mentoring. |
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Mentors learn that building trust isn't all that easy. |
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Jessie and Brian learning to build bridges. |
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Did you ever put together Mr. & Mrs. Potato Head while
blindfolded? |
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United Way Executive Director Jack Walsh was reduced to begging
during an "Empire" building exercise. Emily wasn't impressed. |
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During a "rec" break, Phil and Ed test the waters (or the
ice?). |
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Marshmallows will never taste the same again! |
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Students working on their movie "scripts" |
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Even the feet were used in the training! |
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Following along to the sounds of the "Patty T" |
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Volunteer Center Director Pat Tarasovic prepares to go for a ride. |
Youth Leadership 1998
 Valley United Way
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