You already have it in you to be a mentor...

It is extremely empowering to impact a student's life by mentoring at Computers4Kids (C4K). What makes mentoring appealing is that once you become involved, the involvement becomes addictive – you crave increased participation and learning.  Mastering new software is only a small portion of the benefits derived.  I learned to communicate with these students, and I learned to understand their niche in this challenging world.

The most rewarding experience was witnessing my first student watch the final version of his movie project. He had a smile on his face large enough to have saved the world from sadness for a just a moment. He was so proud! At graduation his entire family was proud for and of him, extremely appreciative of my mentoring efforts, and the support of C4K staff.

We are all mentors in some way – we are parents, uncles, aunts, big brothers, big sisters, upperclassmen in school and friends. C4 K invites you to extend your mentoring sphere to include their students.

-Vince Dish, C4K Mentor

 
 
Mentor Materials
 

**Learning Partner Daily Checklist**
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Mentor Training
June 1 - 5:30 pm
July 7 - 5:30 pm

 
 
Projects
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Mentor Workshop
GameMaker - June 2 -5:30 pm


 
 
Learning Partner Timeline
 
  Hours 1-5   Hours 16-20

Get to know your partner-develop ideas, explore applications, submit your Planning Form

Plan Project Two- submit Planning Form
  Hours 8-10   Hours 30-33
Submission of Planning Form Finish Project Two- submit Evaluation Form
  Hours 14-18   Hours 33-36
Wrap up of Project One- submit Evaluation Form, Student becomes eligible for receiving computer dependent upon, consistent attendance and contribution to the C4K community atmosphere.
Wrap up your mentoring partnership

Graduation requirements:

 
Recommended Applications
Graphics Fireworks, Photoshop  
Webdesign Dreamweaver  
Office Word, Excel, Powerpoint  
Video/Animation Flash, Alice, Premiere, MovieMaker  
Audio Audacity, Garageband  
Print Publisher  
     
    Offsite Daily Checklist Submission