2. Aim High Mentoring Sheffield City Schools The Alabama State Dept of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Funded by

3. Overview The Mentoring Program targets and serves our “at risk” students. The Mentoring Program targets and serves our “at risk” students. These students may be at risk of experiencing academic failure, poor parent/child relationship, economic deprivation, poor social skills, delinquency, culturally disadvantaged, peer relationship problems, low self concept, trouble controlling temper, depression, or a lack of support and attention from a stable adult. Or they may just need a little extra help with their schoolwork. These students may be at risk of experiencing academic failure, poor parent/child relationship, economic deprivation, poor social skills, delinquency, culturally disadvantaged, peer relationship problems, low self concept, trouble controlling temper, depression, or a lack of support and attention from a stable adult. Or they may just need a little extra help with their schoolwork.

4. Who is Involved? “Mentees” are those students being mentored. Any student in the SCS system who has been identified as “at risk”. “Mentees” are those students being mentored. Any student in the SCS system who has been identified as “at risk”. “Mentors” are our volunteers who agree to help the “at risk” students. They can be high school students who are well-rounded academic achievers, or a responsible adult from the community. “Mentors” are our volunteers who agree to help the “at risk” students. They can be high school students who are well-rounded academic achievers, or a responsible adult from the community.

5. Benefits Students (Mentees): get better grades, improve attitude and self esteem, gain a friend. Students (Mentees): get better grades, improve attitude and self esteem, gain a friend. High School Mentors: Improve self esteem, develop leadership characteristics, build college resumes, become accountable. High School Mentors: Improve self esteem, develop leadership characteristics, build college resumes, become accountable.

6. When? Where? The Mentor goes to the child’s school, one day a week for about 30 to 45 minutes to help the mentee with homework/schoolwork, play learning games or just be a buddy. The Mentor goes to the child’s school, one day a week for about 30 to 45 minutes to help the mentee with homework/schoolwork, play learning games or just be a buddy.

7. Buddy Cubbies Students love to study with their Mentors in the Buddy Cubbies!

8. Study in Space

9. Meet Your Mentee in the Bear Cave!!

10. Mentors help with Homework

11. Mentors help with Reading

12. Play learning games

13. Mentors are Buddies

14. Mentors are Friends

15. Mentors Take Baths???????

16. We need you!

17. Be a Mentor….. Please !