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We exist to help school districts accelerate the academic achievement of all students, particularly the low performing and underperforming students and to improve students’ values, ethics, and character-driven leadership.
We provide interactive and engaging student development programs to ensure students develop the skills, knowledge, and attitudes needed for effective communication, leadership, and positive social change.
“Relationships are at the heart of what youth need to learn, grow, and thrive.”
----Search Institute
“Supportive relationships are critical ‘mediums’ of development. They provide an environment of reinforcement, good modeling, and constructive feedback for physical, intellectual, and social growth.”— National Research Council1
Source: Search Institute
more likely to enroll in college
more likely to volunteer regularly
are interested in becoming a mentor
more likely to hold leadership positions.
Students who meet regularly with their mentors are 52% less likely than their peers to skip a day of school and 37% less likely to skip a class. (Public/Private Ventures Study of Big Brothers Big Sisters)
Youth who meet regularly with their mentors are:
I would like for you to close your eyes for a few seconds, now imagine when you were a little child and you had that adult in your life that provided you with comfort, guidance, mentorship and a listening ear. Now, I want you to imagine another child who doesn’t have an adult meaningful relationship. No one to help them learn how to be a good communicator, how to be a great leader, how to have a positive mental attitude.
Now open your eyes and imagine ever student having a set of Ambassadors who are impacting their lives all over the country, in fact, all over the world. We know that students who have adult meaningful relationships are:
Mentoring, at its core, guarantees young people that there is someone who cares about them, assures them they are not alone in dealing with day-to-day challenges, and makes them feel like they matter.
Relationships are at the heart of what youth need to learn, grow, and thrive.