Mentors Breakfast
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City of Casey Youth Services facilitates an annual Men’s Mentor Breakfast. Support is also provided to volunteers from Girl Guides Victoria and Women of Note who facilitate an annual Women’s Mentor Breakfast.
These events provide an opportunity for young people in year 11 (or age equivalent) to connect with positive male or female role models, who are successful or leaders in their chosen career. The breakfast also provides an opportunity for young people to hear from a motivational speaker.
Both the breakfasts are free for the young people as they are sponsored by the mentors/community leaders who attend. Invitations are sent to all secondary schools in the City of Casey.
Why Mentoring?
Mentoring has been proven to provide a number of benefits to mentors and young people who take part. These benefits include:
- Providing positive role models to young people
- Providing a chance for young people to talk with a male/female role model from outside their "normal" circle of contacts, who can provide a different perspective
- Providing a new experience for both the mentor and young person
- Providing an opportunity for mentors to engage with young people in their communities and learn about contemporary youth issues, and
- Providing an opportunity for mentors to network with other men/women in the community.
Who Will Be Mentored?
Year 11 students or equivalent from secondary schools in the City of Casey, local regional Colleges or Learning Centres.
Responsibilities of Mentors
- Provide a positive role model by engaging with the young people in a friendly non-threatening way
- Sponsor the young person's attendance at the breakfast
- Interact and have fun at the breakfast
The Mentor Breakfasts are envisaged to be a one off opportunity to spend the morning with a matched young person. It is not expected that mentors will have additional contact with the young person unless agreed to by parents or carers.
Dates
- Women’s Mentor Breakfast: Friday 24 March 2011
- Men’s Mentor Breakfast: Friday 26 August 2011
Men’s Mentor Breakfast 2011 Guest Speaker: David Parkin
David Parkin is a powerful, intelligent and compelling speaker. His accomplishments as a football player and coach are outstanding: he captained Hawthorn to a Premiership in 1971, and then coached them to a Flag in 1978. He later coached Carlton Football Club to successive Premierships in 1981 and 1982.
Through the 1990's Carlton set a new record for an unbroken series of ALF winning games, applying innovative coaching techniques under Parkin. This culminated in a further Premiership in 1995.
Parkin's academic achievements include developing and lecturing in the Sports and Exercise Science at Deaken University. He has written and published more than a dozen books and numerous articles.
His most recent book is co-authored with Paul Bourke, and titled "Captain-Coach Leadership". The book showcases what they believe to be the key elements in successful sporting and business teams.
David is currently a media commentator on Fox Footy and ABC Radio.
Information will be sent to secondary colleges in mid-June, and registrations will close on Monday 15 August 2011.
- Click here to download the
Student Information Sheet 2011 - Click here to download theMentor Information Sheet 2011
- Click here to download the Mentor Registration form
For Further Information contact Casey's Youth Events Officer.
Youth Services Mission Statement
Youth Services will work in partnership with young people, families and the community to suport and encourage young people to reach their full potential.