PO Box 873125, Vancouver, WA 98687

Mentoring Approach

Success Skills

  • Active Listening
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Creative Thinking
  • Critical Thinking
  • Decision Making
  • Empathy
  • Encouraging Others
  • Goal Setting
  • Praising
  • Prioritizing
  • Problem Solving
  • Providing Feedback
  • Self-Control
  • Showing Respect
  • Teamwork/Collaboration
  • Organizing
  • Planning

Protective Shield Skills

  • Perseverance
  • Self-Confidence
  • Self-Control
  • Learned Optimism
  • Decision Making
  • Goal Setting

*Success Skill and Protective Shield Skill materials are all available in Spanish.

Putting the Pieces Together

Mentors assist to ignite a student’s curiosity helping to teach them Success Skills and Protective Shield Skills that are essential for developing resilient learners. Books, games, & activities are carefully analyzed and selected to teach the skills listed above,  which are customized to each student’s needs.