by Jonathan Greer | May 21, 2018 | Blog
[mp_row] [mp_span col=”11″] As the 2017-18 school year comes to a close, and many mentors hold their final mentoring session, iC.A.R.E. Mentoring would like to look back at the wonderful memories and stories our mentors have shared with us over this last...
by Jonathan Greer | Apr 25, 2018 | Blog
[mp_row] [mp_span col=”11″] With iC.A.R.E.’s last mentoring week being the week of May 14th, it is time to start preparing for the potentially emotional last day of mentoring. But what to talk about on a day that follows so many memories and...
by Jonathan Greer | Mar 29, 2018 | Blog
Though iC.A.R.E. is not a tutoring program, opportunities can present themselves to help your mentee with as they learn in school. Not all lessons are as memorable as the baking soda volcano, or that time the teacher let you play with rubber bands in math class. There...
by Jonathan Greer | Mar 14, 2018 | Blog
[mp_row] [mp_span col=”12″] [mp_row_inner bg_video_youtube_repeat=”true” bg_video_youtube_mute=”true” bg_video_repeat=”true” bg_video_mute=”true”] [mp_span_inner col=”11″] It can be a struggle to...
by Jonathan Greer | Feb 19, 2018 | Blog
How do you define success? What are the metrics? What does it look like? As a thought experiment, close your eyes and imagine what a successful person looks like, how they dress, how they stand. What does their hair look like? What music do they listen do? Where do...
by Jonathan Greer | Jan 18, 2018 | Blog
[mp_row] [mp_span col=”11″] It was all smiles in Firestone Community Learning Center the night of January 11th, as mentors, their plus ones, and distinguished staff of Akron Public Schools and Barberton City Schools began pouring in to the iC.A.R.E. Mentor...
by Jonathan Greer | Dec 7, 2017 | Blog
[mp_row] [mp_span col=”11″] You’re probably wondering why this familiar “dating break-up” phrase is the title of a school-based adult-to-student mentor program. Dating is like any other kind of relationship: just two people learning to understand each...
by Jonathan Greer | Nov 15, 2017 | Blog
Maybe it’s your first visit with a new mentee, maybe it’s your 50th and something is off today. Whatever the reason, sometimes your mentee may seem distant or uninterested. But what happens now? Is this what mentoring looks like? Surprisingly, yes,...
