Freshman Ambassador

What I have done is I found 4 other friends who looked like quality senior mentors. We found 3 more promising mentors and made groups of 2. Once we had our group we talked to the freshman counselor who showed us the list of "at risk" kids. She talked to us about the ones who required serious attention and then those who just needed a little push and guidance. Each group selected 10 kids from the list and from then on we had our group. We had a meeting with all 40 kids and talked to them about what we are trying to do. We then met with our personal groups and decided on a day and a place that we would meet each week. Each week the mentors would decide what to do. My partner and I decided to play ice breakers the first month to get on a personal level, and then we decided to talk about strength and weaknesses with our freshman so we could evaluate would we had to focus on during the year. Now next semester we will designate certain weeks of the month for organizing of their binders and homework, doing homework, and talking about accomplishments. We have decided that on the last month of the year we will tell each and every freshman how they have changed, and ask them what they have learned. Throughout the year we will talk about college, and will remain credible as senior mentors by doing well in our classes and get acceptance letters and scholarship offers. The project is surly working because the kids continue to come, and after 3 months of implying it in our school, we are beginning to sight a positive change in our freshman.