Inspired Youth Mentors Wanted!- Holyoke, MA

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This is an opportunity to join a unique intergenerational mentoring after-school group! A small group of third through seventh graders are being mentored by 5 caring high school students and college interns.

We are looking for additional mentors of all ages.

Ubuntu meets Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 3:00 to 6:00 at Sullivan School in Holyoke, MA.

Each day in Ubuntu begins with a Community Circle and homework support. Then the Ubuntu children and their mentors participate in activities. The activities include art, spending time talking, dancing, drumming, playing games, storytelling, karate, and more. There are several stations of activities and activities vary from week-to-week. The children choose what they want to do. We finish each day with ten minutes of journaling, and a community circle.
We end with ten minutes journaling, and a community circle, of course!

The goals of Ubuntu Arts Community are:
- For High School, college and adult mentors to build nurturing relationships with the Sullivan children.
- To support the Sullivan children to care about school and to do well in school.
- To make the arts available to the Sullivan children.
- For all members to build skills in leadership, peer mentoring and facilitating circles.
Here are some of the qualities we've looking for in our mentors:

• Passionate about children and their future, and about supporting children
• Playful, reliable, consistent, flexible
• Open-minded and a good communicator
• Has reliable transportation
• Will provide personal references and a CORI

• Attend an orientation and training
• Be available from 3:00 to 6:00 PM at least one day a week
• Build caring relationships with Ubuntu children
• Very occasionally join other mentors for a training and/or community building session