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Mentoring Programme 2009-2010 Mentors
2008-2009 Mentors
In
2007 a mentoring programme was set up for our first
year students by Career Guidance teacher, Mrs. Mc Namara. The mentoring system
is being organised to help First year students familiarise themselves with their
new school and to provide assistance for them from our fourth years. Mentoring This
year the mentoring programme, which was set up last year was continued with the
present fourth years and new first years. The process was carried out in the
same way as last year. Interviews
were carried out to select 20 mentors and 4 subs, from the fourth years that
volunteered for the job. The selected fourth years received a day of training.
We received training on how to deal with any problems the mentees might have
settling in to school. We also learnt communication skills. When
we met the mentees for the first time we told them about ourselves, so they
could get to know us. Over the weeks, we then got to know the first years, and
they got to know each other. We went down to see the first years about once
every two weeks. As we talked to them and got to know them, we did quizzes and
played board games. In the final few weeks the weather was better so we were
able to go outside and play ball games. To
help us bond with the first years we all went on a trip to Boda Borg at Loch Key
Forest Park. We divided into our different groups to complete different physical
and mental challenges. The activities had us crawling through tunnels, sitting
on plastic eggs and balancing on ropes. All this added up to a lot of laughs and
a great day out. Mentoring
has been a great experience for all involved. I would defintely recommend the
next fourth years get involved! Here
are some thoughts about the programme from mentors and first years: First
Years “Mentoring was great. It
really helped us to settle into the new school and get new friends” –Jessica
Cullen. “It was good. I liked Boda
Borg and playing board games”-Patrick
McPolin. “I think mentoring is fun.
The fourth years are nice and it is a good way to get to know everyone”-Megan
O’Donnell. “It was great craic. I
would defiantly do it again. Our mentor was very helpful in getting us settled
in.”-Donnchadh.Dolan. “I think mentoring is a very fun activity that should keep going. Mentoring rocks!!”-Killian McGovern. “I liked Boda Borg the
best because we had to work together and we had fun. I would do it again!”-Owen
McParthend. “Mentoring is mighty
craic!”-Sean
McGovern. “I think mentoring is good because you can meet different people from the higher years”-Fiona Timmins. Mentors “Mentoring gave me a
chance to meet some of the first years”-Andrew
Toolan. “Mentoring is good and the
first years learn a lot from us.”-Kathryn
Toolan. “Mentoring was a good experience and I think it helped us in getting to know the first years!!”-Rachel Doonan.
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