Success Mentoring Resources
Explore a vast array of resources and activities for mentors, mentees, and learning more about mentoring partnerships.
Building Trust
Some of the best ways to develop trust in a relationship are through caring and listening. In Zaretta Hammond's Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain, she writes:
"You can try to speed the trust-building process, but feeling connected grows slowly and requires time for people to get to know each other. It happens in those small day-to-day interactions as students come into the classroom when you pass [them] in the hallway or on the playground. It happens in the quiet exchanges we have with a student during an activity
Or with our subtle body language, whether it’s a head nod, [or] a quick smile from across the room […] Students will begin to feel cared for when they recognize and experience familiar forms of affection and nurturing" (77).
Source: Zaretta Hammond, Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin, 2015.
Explore Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT) and Hammond's work further at her website here.
Student! Know your Rights!
Know Your Rights with Police in Schools
NYCLU
Conozca sus derechos Con la PolicĂa Escolar | Español
NYCLU
ACLU
ACLU
ACLU
Make the Road New York
Health and Wellness Handouts:
Simple Steps to Keep Children Healthy
NYC Health
NYC Health
NYC Health
Morningside Center
Awake Youth Project Mentors
COVID-19 Activities and Practices:
Self Care Strategies for Success Mentors
Trails
Trails
Choose Creativity Virtual Activities
Lulu and Leo Fund
Making Caring Common
CSS Relationship Mapping Slides
Campaign Connect
Mentees and Activities
Connecting through Conversation
Center for Supportive Schools
Catalog for Mentors and Mentees
Department Community Development
InspirED Home Page
ClassTrips
Pinellas County Schools
Arts and Creativity
The Lulu and Leo Fund is a non-profit that helps children and families develop confidence and resilience through creative practice. Their Choose Creativity curriculum offers activities to foster creativity and confidence. We Check out their work on their website and learn more about their 10 Principles of Creativity
Mentoring Resources
Creating a Success Mentoring Program
Office of Community Schools
Mentor NY
Mentor NY
Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring
National Mentor Partnership
Success Mentor Training and Support
National Mentoring Partnership
Resources for Mentoring Programs
National Mentoring Partnership
Building Relationships
with your Mentee
Community Covenants and Agreements
Morningside Center
Morningside Center
Center For Supportive Schools
Resources for Preparing a Positive Classroom Environment
Resource Toolkit for School Personnel
Rochester City School District
Having Difficult Conversations with Students
Teaching Tolerance
Teaching Tolerance
Teaching About Controversial of Difficult Issues Morningside Center
Teaching Young Children about Race
Teaching for Change
Leaning for Justice
Peer Mentoring and Group Conversations
Student Facilitated Circle to Address Lateness
Morningside Center
Introducing to Building Effective Peer Mentoring
Mentoring Resource Center
Gender Inclusion and Supporting LGBTQIA+
NYC
Guidelines to Support Transgender and Gender Expansive Students
NYC
Guidelines on Gender Inclusion
NYC
Name and Gender Change Request Form
NYC
NYC
GLSEN
Workshop Slides from Working it OUT Presentation Natasha Camille The Center
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
The Center
The Center
Think B4 You Speak Guide for Educators
GLSEN
Trans Student Educational Resources Homepage
Trans Student Educational Resources
Trans, Gender Non-conforming Informative Graphics
Trans Student Educational Resources
NYC Resources for LGBTQ+ Students
NYC Administration for Children Services
The Center
Audre Lorde Project
NYC Administration for Children Services
Affirming Trans Students in the Classroom and in School
Morningside Center
Morningside Center
Anti-Racist Curriculum and Resources
2021 Curriculum Resources Guides
Black Lives Matter at School
Black Lives Matter at School Resources
D.C Area Educators for Social Justice: A Project of Teaching Change
Black Lives Matter at School
Anti-Racist Alliance Homepage and Resources
Anti-Racist Alliance: A Web-Based Curriculum
EdChange
An Interview with the Founders of Black Lives Matter
TED Talks
Dismantling Racism Works Web Workbook
DRWORKSBOOK
Supporting ELL and Immigrant Students
Supporting Immigrant Students and Families
NYC DOE
NYC DOE
Resources for Families and Support
NYC DOE
Elementary School Specific Tools and Resources
Problem Solving and Group Talks
Morningside Center
Social and Emotional Learning Activities for Elementary Students
Morningside Center
Elementary Black Lives Matter Curriculum
NYC DOE
High School Specific Tools and Resources
Morningside Center
High School Black Lives Matter Curriculum
NYC DOE
Supporting Students in Temporary Housing
Office of Community Schools
Success Mentoring Guide for Students in Temporary Housing
Office of Community Schools
Restorative Justice in Schools
Center for Court Innovation
Restorative Justice Initiative Homepage
Restorative Justice Initiative
Zehr Institute for Restorative Justice
Restorative Justice Initiative
Restorative Practices and Community Building
Center for Restorative Process
Morningside Center
Practical Response to Community Conflict
Restorative Circles
Student Facilitated Community Building Circle, 2
Morningside Center
SEL Tip: Try a Restorative Conversations\
Morningside Center
Integrate NYC
End of the Year Strategies
Finishing Strong: Creating Closure with Your Mentee Office of Community Schools
Morningside Center