The mission of the Future Leaders of the World (FLOW) Mentoring Program is to foster positive mentoring relationships between students in St. Mary's County Public Schools and members of the community and to provide supported, safe, and inspiring environments in which these matches can cultivate the potential of each youth.
The FLOW Mentoring programs are in full swing now. Mentors are working to secure good, supportive, trusting relationships with their mentees, and site leaders are busily planning activities to keep sessions lively and meaningful.
Our thanks goes out to all our mentors, site leaders, and community supporters for your commitment to the program and to the FLOW students!
THANK YOU to OUR VETERANS
During the month of November, FLOW Mentoring has been remembering our veterans and offering thanks to all who have served our country.
At Greenview Knolls Elementary School, mentors and mentees created a beautiful collage of thank you cards for Veterans' Day.
At Leonardtown Middle School, students wrote cards for the IA Homecoming at PAX River.
FLOW STUDENTS IN SERVICE:
Spotlights on Dynard Elementary and
Green Holly Elementary
DYNARD: Food Drive
As in past years, the Dynard Elementary FLOW students energetically organized a food drive at their school. The food was given to a local food bank-look at how proud they are of their handiwork!
GREEN HOLLY ELEMENTARY: Penny Drive for Hurricane Sandy Victims
FLOW students at Green Holly decided they wanted to help the victims of Hurricane Sandy and voted to sponsor a penny drive at the school. They made posters and spread the word among friends. Then they challenged other FLOW groups to join them: Mechanicsville Elementary and Chespeake Public Charter School have joined them in holding their own penny drives.
It's not too late to join in! If you are interested in having your FLOW program contribute to the cause, please contact Site Leader Lynne Baker at GHES for more details.
FLOW Mentoring in Action *****************************
Carver Elementary
FLOW Mentor Jamika Lewis read to students at Carver Elementary for American Education Week.
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Dynard Elementary
Mentors and mentees enjoyed a session painting pumpkin pots.
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Greenview Knolls Elementary
Mentors and mentees at work on Veterans' Day cards. (The final collage is pictured earlier in the newsletter.)
In a prior session, the group carved and decorated pumpkins.
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Leonardtown Middle School
Mentor groups got to know one another as they constructed notecard castles.
Mentor teacher Drew Willard looks on as his group works on their construction.
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Lettie Marshall Dent Elementary
In a recent project, Mentors helped their mentees create self-portraits.
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Chesapeake Public Charter School
Mentors and mentees play card games together - some of the games are clearly very fast and exciting!!
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Park Hall Elementary
FLOW students worked with their mentors to carve pumpkins.
Mentoring in the News
Mentoring 101: Mentees Talk about Their Experiences
This article, written by a 13-year old for Y-Press (a youth-driven organization that gives children a voice through journalism), looks at the mentoring experience of five different teens.
Express your appreciation for the mentors in your lives. When you post to the Wall, you can send an email notification to your honoree. You can also forward a link via Twitter and Facebook.
To apply to become a Mentor with FLOW Mentoring, we require that you complete a FLOW Mentoring Mentor Application and an SMCPS Volunteer Application (this is required of all volunteers in our school system).
Please click on the links below to view printable versions of each application. When you have completed both applications, please mail, fax, or email the applications to:
At Greenview Knolls Elementary School, mentors and mentees created a beautiful collage of thank you cards 
