UPCOMING EVENTS
WELCOME
SUMMER IS ALMOST HERE
Summer and even Fall will soon be here! With COVID-19, perhaps your child has fallen further behind and needs help getting back on course? Maybe there is make up work to be done? Or perhaps your child just needs a summer class to keep busy?
Mentoring Academy can help!
Be it an online course, or, if we flatten the curve, a class live and in person, Mentoring has a full range of courses to choose from that are A-G compliant with the UC system.
Email Director John Muster at johnmuster@mentoringacademy.org for more information or visit one of our upcoming Zoom Information Sessions.
NEW!
ZOOM
INFORMATION
SESSIONS:
Want to learn more about Mentoring Academy but can't leave the house? Now you and your child can see and learn all about our school from one of our NEW ZOOM INFORMATION SESSIONS.
Email our Director John Muster at
johnmuster@mentoringacademy.org to set up you own personal appointment.
2019-2020
Calendar
Below is our School Schedule before the Corona Virus impacted our lives. We will try to maintain the schedule as much as possible but changes will eventually need to be made. For instance, the Extraordinary Thailand trip is now cancelled.
Jun 04, 2020
Last Day of 4th Quarter
Jun 05, 2020
No Classes
Staff Day
Jun 07, 2020
- Jun. 10th
Spring Retreat
Jun 11, 2020
No Classes
Jun 12, 2020
10am - 3:30pm
Graduation Prep
Jun 13, 2020
2pm - 7:30pm
Graduation
Jun 15, 2020
- Jun. 16th
Staff Work Days
Jun 17, 2020
- Jun. 19th
Parent Meetings
Jun 19, 2020
7pm
Staff Party
Jun 29, 2020
Summer School Starts
Jul 03, 2020
No Classes
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Mentoring's
SUMMER
INTERNSHIP
PROGRAM
THE SCIENTIST TAPES
Mentoring Academy is hosting High School Summer Internships for high school students interested in the Preservation of 1960’s Audio Interviews with Nobel Physicists who brought in the atomic age. Click on the Circle link for more details.
Parents have expressed concerns:
• So much education did not happen during the shelter in place.
• Large classes resulted in my young person being left out.
• Although bright and wanting to learn, the school does not fit my student’s needs.
• How can we help them recover from this experience?
Mentoring Academy Programs to Address the Problems
In each of the following programs, whether via Zoom, or in-person at our site on College Avenue near Rockridge BART, the classes are very small, 2 to 7 students to provide personal attention. Professional mentors engage each student in class and in individual meetings to master the content, motivation and other issues that impact student’s success and self-view. There is a commitment to developing relationships among the students and each one’s being a part of the community.
The following is a quick summary. For more detailed information and to get your questions answered, please join us for our Information Session Saturday 2 May, 1-3pm.
1. Summer Recovery
Each student’s individual skills are assessed, the appropriate curriculum is prescribed, and mastery is supported. For example, if last term, a student in math, or any other course, was doing well but then, in the last quarter, received little support for the advanced topics, their preparation for the next course was greatly impacted. At Mentoring Academy’s Summer Recovery Program, following assessment, the student and mentor focus on the missing advanced skills.
2. Summer Bridge Program
Designed for students entering the 9th grade at any high school, this program supports students’ mastering needed basic skills:
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reading
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summarizing content
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mathematics
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listening
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writing
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conveying ideas aloud
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accessing teachers with questions
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note-taking
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identifying implications
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controlling distractions
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managing time
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critical thinking
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3. Fall High School Program
The high school program is fully accredited, college preparatory, personalized, relationship driven, community based and mastery oriented. We identify each student’s evolving skills, needs and goals, then support their growth through active engagement with projects, content, fellow students and mentors. Please visit our website.
INFORMATION SESSION DETAILS
*** NEW***
Make an appointment that works for you!
Email John at johnmuster@mentoringacademy.org to set up an appointment.
Using Internet Zoom so prospective families can actively participate.
For meeting invite, please click the button below
to send an email to John Muster
EMAIL JOHN FOR INFO SESSION'S ZOOM LINK
The Session Content:
• Facilitates conversations with current school personnel, students and parents.
• Provides answers to specific questions about the support students need to grow from eighth graders to college students.
• Identifies the main features of Mentoring Academy and specific needs of potential students so families can make informed decisions about applying.
Mentoring Academy
It is the relationships and the individuals that really matter.
Mentoring Academy is a community of learners who strive to meet the unique needs of each student academically, socially, and psychologically.
It is a fully accredited, independent, progressive, college preparatory high school community that fosters dramatic student success.
Our goals are to:
* Provide the most effective and engaging learning environment possible;
* Support individual students as they explore human achievements and relate those advancements to their own interests;
* Facilitate development of each student as a successful young person.
High school should not be painful,
should not be lonely,
and certainly should not contribute to loss of self-worth
ADVANTAGES OF MENTORING
For many of us, COVID-19 is new ground and we find ourselves adapting weekly if not daily to our surroundings. Mentoring Academy transitioned fairly soothly in mid March when Gov. Newsom's Shelter-in-Place took affect and we have been teaching online ever since. We are still holding our classes. Students are still presenting their reports to the whole school. And we are in constant contact with students and parents through email and programs like Zoom.
Some schools have recently announced no more in-person classes for the remainder of the school year and have switched to distance learning. This could involve any number of things from online classes to lesson packets sent. Here are some of the advantages of a smaller school like Mentoring:
Effective Class Size
Smaller class sizes makes for a more manageable and effective learning environment than a larger class held on Zoom and other online softwares.
Better Follow Up
A smaller school allows for better follow up with parents and students. Teachers are able to communicate easier with students and parents and not be bogged down with too many students.
Community Matters
You might be finding, with more time at home, that you are checking in more with family and friends or that your son or daughter is missing the social contact of peers. Mentoring Academy has a very strong community. From our Parents Group MAPs to the student interaction, with a small school, all the students know each other and are involved in each other's lives. A solid peer group helps with feelings of alienation or boredom at home.
Easier to Maneuver
Larger schools need time to change course. With a smaller school like Mentoring Academy, we are better able to adapt to the weekly changes of life under COVID-19. This involves training of staff and students to online software to changes in schedules. If we, thankfully, flatten the curve and the Shelter-in-Place is lifted before June, a small school can flip that switch easily back to classes held at school.
If you want to discuss more the advantages of a smaller school system, reach out to our Director John Muster at johnmuster@mentoringacademy.org or call 510-517-6609. Or visit us at one of our upcoming ZOOM INFORMATION SESSIONS.