The Mentor WINGS Program, coordinated by Accelerated and Enriched Instruction, is designed to provide additional support
to gifted/learning disabled students and highly able
students who are not succeeding in the regular education
classroom.
Students are paired with mentors who nurture them by
increasing their knowledge and skills in an area of interest.
The program is designed to focus on the students' strengths
and potential for success, rather than on their lack
of achievement in specific areas. Through the unique
one-to-one relationship, the mentors are able to help
the students pursue exciting topics and offer positive
reinforcement for their efforts and accomplishments.
The ultimate goal of the program is to help the students
realize their creative and intellectual potential.
The mentors come directly to the school during the students’ regular
school day for eight weeks, thus minimizing the disruption
to the students’ educational program. During the
weekly mentor sessions, the mentors direct the students
in their selected topics and help them create a final
product or project that will reflect the knowledge and
skills acquired in the mentor program.
A "Show Off
Night" is held at the end of each
semester in which students are formally honored and
celebrated as they share their knowledge and projects
with teachers,
family and friends.
The focus of the mentor experience is to:
- Increase self-esteem
- Work through
student’s areas of strengths and interests
- Provide
hands-on, success-oriented activities
- Stimulate oral
discussions and questioning
- Validate students as successful
learners
Students are usually recommended by their school
or GT/LD Teacher Specialist to participate in
the mentor
program.
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