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Listed below are examples of mentorship opportunities your student council can try out.
Listed below are examples of mentorship opportunities your student council can try out.
Mentorship Project Title: Pen Pal Buddies
School: Fairview High School
Advisor Email: alissa.antwine@fairviewschools.net
Age Level: Elementary/Middle School
Time Frame: A 1-2 month program
Description: A high school student council member writes back to a younger student in elementary or middle school for 1-2 months, writing back to them at least once a week. They spend that time getting to know the child, encouraging them, and letting them feel as though they have a mentor to talk to that's only a letter away. This is a learning opportunity for kids to learn how to converse with older students, but also a fun way for them to get to know a high school student council member. High school student council members also gain valuable experience in being a mentor for the younger students. This could be an email pen pal program, or a physical letter program.
Links:
https://www.edutopia.org/article/pen-pal-project-elementary-school/
https://blog.penpal.me/how-to-write-a-pen-pal-letter/
Mentorship Project Title: Disney Day
School: Fairview High School
Advisor Email: alissa.antwine@fairviewschools.net
Age Level: Pre-k - 12
Time Frame: A morning activity
Description: High Schoolers dress up as super-hero, movie, or disney characters then interact with and welcome the grade schoolers to class as their school day begins. Grade schoolers are more than welcome to dress up in cotumes as well. Afterwards, they visit the middle school to talk with the students and walk through the halls displaying their costumes. The high school students then return to their normal schedule and remain in costumes to interact with fellow classmates throughout the remainder of the day. This could be a Halloween or spirit week activity.
Mentorship Project Title: Sky High Kites
School: Fairview High School
Advisor Email: alissa.antwine@fairviewschools.net
Age Level: Pre-K
Description: Go to the pre-k and help the pre-k kids make their kites. Then go outside to fly them. The teacher will supply the kites (if necessary). The teacher and student council adviser will help assign each member to a child. Some student council members may have more than one kid. The Stuco kid will help all the kids make the kites and help them to be able to fly them.
Mentorship Project Title: Build Your Dream Superhero
School: Fairview High School
Advisor Email: alissa.antwine@fairviewschools.net
Age Level: Early Elementary
Time Frame: One class period
Description: During our Jacket Impact program we spent a class time helping second-graders describe and design their dream superheroes. We began by helping them to choose colors, powers, and sidekicks. They then put together a story where their superhero had to solve some kind of conflict. Once they finished their stories they were able to design and color their superhero. After that, each child took a turn telling their class about their superhero. In the end these superheroes and their stories were hung in the library for the whole school to see.
Mentorship Project Title: NFL Research Project
School: Fairview High School
Advisor Email: alissa.antwine@fairviewschools.net
Age Level: Late Elementary School
Time Frame: One Class Period
Description: Right around the super bowl, the 4th grade class did a NFL research paper with a “Super Bowl” party. Each young student was assigned an NFL franchise to research. They had to research the team, its history, and favorite player from that team. We went over and helped the younger kids research their team and player, design their google slides, and gather photos. The kids had a lot of fun and got to connect with some older kids from their school they look up to.
Mentorship Project Title: 8th Grade Leadership Conference
School: Del City High School
Advisor Email: kcooper@mid-del.net
Age Level: 13-14 Years Old
Time Frame: One Day
Description: Every year we invite 100 8th graders to DCHS for the day. The first half of the day, we are doing leadership activities with them and also showing the ends and outs of Del City High School. The DCHS leadership students plan the activities and the Q&As. Then we feed them lunch. After lunch, the 8th graders get to enjoy a show of the current production our theatre arts program is showing. This year was Percy Jackson the Musical. Our goal is to start preparing future eagles for life at DCHS.
Mentorship Project Title: Kindness Week Rocks
School: Medford Public Schools
Advisor Email: klocke@medford.k12.ok.us
Age Level: Pre-K - 12
Time Frame: 1 day/One week
Description: All week elementary, middle, and high school students painted kindness rocks. (Rocks with kind words or a kind picture) On Friday, each middle school/high school student was paired with an elementary student. They traded rocks and talked about anything they chose.
Mentorship Project Title: Konnect with Kids
School: Durant High School
Advisor Email: amber.nullard@durantisd.org
Age Level: Pre-K - 4th
Time Frame: 2 times a year
Description: Our whole student council goes and reads books to elementary kids and we introduce ourselves, tell them about student council, and how it can benefit them and their upcoming school years.
Mentorship Project Title: Fresh Perspectives
School: Yukon High School
Advisor Email: NA
Age Level: 8th Grade
Time Frame: 2 days
Description: There is 8th Grade Orientation for the Freshmen Class and it has a "FRESH PERSPECTIVE" ! The program happens during the day with groups from the middle school arranged by their administration. There will be groups here visiting from 8:45am-10:45am and 11:30am-1:00pm. While visiting, the students will go through 4 rotations. One of these rotations will be the Organization/Subject Activity Fair which we have done each year during the evening orientation in the past! We recommend that each organization has at least two to three representatives, either students or adults, for the whole time. The other three rotations are: a tour of the school, given in small groups for each rotation so that students can ask questions; a student panel where student leaders discuss things they wish they knew about high school as a freshman, and other things. The fourth and final rotation is a time for the students to individually sit down with their counselors and enroll for the following year.
Mentorship Project Title: New Student Orientation
School: McAlester High School
Advisor Email: dcollier@mpsbuffs.org
Age Level: 14 and up
Time Frame: 2 days
Description: New student mentorship at enrollment and beyond. Student council members report to school early for training, familiarize new students with the building, teahers and programs, and continue to mentor them throughout the school year. The photo depicts our members awaiting thier first group of mentees.
Mentorship Project Title: Tutor Tuesday
School: Carl Albert High School
Advisor Email: gdozier@mid-del.net
Age Level: K-5th Grade
Time Frame: Every Tuesday
Description: Encourage the love of learning, friendship, teamwork and comradery by building relationships with our "Tiny Titans To Be". Each leadership student is assigned a small group of children that the listed teacher has identified as "needing encouragement". This varies from child to child. In many cases it is to help the introvert feel heard, or the "new students" to feel like they do belong. In other cases the students are extremely gifted and need an outlet that allows the teacher to keep on pace with the rest of their students while the leadership team does activities with these students. The Leadership kids become mentors and are adored by their "littles". We are able to accommodate the needs that the elementary teachers have, and the students learn to adapt to changes every week. This has been one of our must endearing activities and the most applauded by our peers.
Mentorship Project Title: Super Spartans
School: Bixby High School
Advisor Email: Dpatterson@bixbyps.org
Age Level: K-3d Grade
Time Frame: Every 2 weeks
Description: Our student council sends kids every two weeks to go to Bixby Central Elementary and helps out the teachers and mentors/reads to the students. We also send kids in Legion to help teach the elementary schools how to do the “interlude,” a tradition for the high school, as well as dress up as Sparky our school mascot.
Mentorship Project Title: Buddy Reading
School: Walters High School
Advisor Email: srboswell@waltersps.org
Age Level: Elementary
Time Frame: 1 hour
Description: Student council members are assigned to an elementary class to read to the children. This project can be done multiple times throughout the year, or solely as an annual project.
Mentorship Project Title: Freshman Orientation
School: Wagoner High School
Advisor Email: acantrell@wagonerps.org
Age Level: 9th Grade
Time Frame: 5 hours
Description: 10-12 grade Student Council planned and hosted a workshop for all 9th grade students
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