November 30- December 4th

This was our first week back from Thanksgiving break and the students came back motivated and ready to finish the semester strong. This week the mentors created a three-week goal plan for themselves as well as their mentees.  On Wednesday the mentors went over the goals they had set and helped the mentees collect missing work, as well as work on the missing assignments they had.

On Tuesday we did an activity called, "Who are you at_____." This is where students reflect on who they are when they are around different people and different environments. During this activity there were a lot of "ah ha" moments where students realized that they act up in from of their friends for attention, and they act a different way at home because they know they will get in trouble.  Many of the YESS students told me that they wanted to be true to themselves in all situations, and around all people.

Also this week, the students did "Self-esteem graphs." This is where students graph their self-esteem through out the day. It was nice to see that most students had higher self-esteem during the YESS class.

Overall, we had another successful week!

Self Esteem Presentations