Schedule Changes for

Club M

Please mark your calenders for these date when Club M will not meet in Mt. Pleasant or in New London

November 16th

November 23rd

December 21st

December 28th

January 4th

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Building a Thankful Tree

Materials needed:

Small branch

Construction paper

Markers

String

1) Cut out leaf shapes from  construction paper.  You can use real leaves as your patterns or draw your own.

2) Take turns writing things you are thankful for on the leaves

3) make small holes in the ends of the leaves to thread sting through

4) Tie the leaves on your branch.  You now have a Thankful Tree to display for the Holidays. 

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Something to Talk About

Discuss your job with your mentee.  Showing your mentee where you work and talking about your career can expose him/her to new options for the future.  If a tour of your workplace isn't possible or appropriate, talk to a friend who is willing to give a tour of his/her job.  Exposing your mentee to different careers can help him/her discover and set educational and career goals.

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The brain develops differently in youth who are victims of trauma.  Here are five of ten Important considerations for mentors:

1) Causes of Trauma for at-risk youth:

abuse, neglect, violence, deprivation, chaos, threat, humiliation, degradation

2) Results of Trauma for at-risk youth:

rang of serious emotions, behavioral, cognitive, physiological, psychological problems affecting the youth, family, community and society

3)Traumatized youth are often

"frightened, spaced-out, and hyperaroused" and have difficulty with self-regulation, aggression, problems with attention, and negotiating satisfactory interpersonal relationships.

4) Experience sculpts the brain:

the brain continually senses, processes, stores, and acts in response to information from external and internal environments.

5) Exposure Counts:

consistent, predictable, nurturing, and enriched environments help develop neurobiological capabilities that increase chances for health, happiness, productivity, and creativity.  Neglectful, chaotic, or terrorizing environments have an increased risk of significant problems in all domains of functioning.

Brain Development Part 2 coming in December, don't miss it!

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