01 Sep 15
We were delighted to host Professor Michael Karcher, Unversity of Texas, leading United States mentoring researcher and co-editor of both editions of the Handbook of Youth Mentoring, recently.
We took the opportunity to record Professor Karcher's address and have included the link to the recording. It is just over an hour long and finishes just before a video clip he used from the Kung Fu Panda movie which depicts the need as a mentor to ‘trust the process - it is not about trying to fix the young person’.
Registrations for our remaining two MentorPlus (mentoring skills) workshops for 2015 are now open and places are filling quickly. The details are:
Christchurch:
Date: 19 and 20 October 2015
Location: Pavilions Hotel, 42 Papanui Road, Christchurch
Auckland
Date: 23 and 24 November 2015
Location: Rosepark Hotel, 92 Gladstone Road, Parnell
Our annual Mentoring Matters workshop is to be held in Auckland. The details are:
Date: 9 and 10 November 2015
Location: Parnell Rosepark Hotel, 92 Gladstone Road
Course fee: $450 plus GST
In our June e-newsletter we announced that we were about to get underway with a major refresh of our Guide to Effective Practice in Youth Mentoring NZ and invited people to be part of an advisory group to review and provide feedback on the publication as it develops.
We are delighted with the response we have received and are pleased to advise we have an excellent cross section of representatives from mentoring providers, government agencies involved in mentoring, academic researchers and NZYMN trustees participating in the advisory group.
One day, 10 speakers including Nigel Latta, Henare O'Keefe and Tiki Taane. At Zeal Tall Poppy 2015, hear how local heroes are demonstrating social change in youth communities to astounding effects. Each session will include a story of inspiration, theory of change and application that you can take back to your own community.
MENTOR, The United States based National Mentoring Partnership facilitate's a monthly free Mentoring Webinar Series.
This month's webinar topic is: Cultural and Class Conflicts in Mentor-Mentee Matches: Strategies for Mentoring Organizations and Professionals Thursday, 17 September, 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM EDT. Click on the link to check out further details and to register for this.
The NZ Youth Mentoring Network is pleased to announce the dates of our next National Youth Mentoring Conference. Please be sure to 'Save the date' in your diaries and further details will follow shortly.
Date: 9 and 10 June 2016
Location: Waipuna Conference Centre, Mt Wellington, Auckland
Please pass this e-newsletter on to others in your community who work with young people and have an interest in mentoring.
Nicki McDonald
General Manager - New Zealand Youth Mentoring Network
PO Box 99726 Newmarket
M: 027 520 2981
P: 09 521 8240
E: nicki@youthmentoring.org.nz
