An introduction to Raise Youth Frontiers Mentoring at Canterbury Boys High School
The aim of the Raise Foundation is to provide best-practice mentoring skills. In 2015, the Raise Foundation successfully tendered with the NSW Government's Department of Education and Communities to provide the Youth Frontiers contract in 26 electorates across NSW metro and regional areas. More information on this mentoring initiative can be found at: http://www.raise.org.au/what-we-do/#1445375913837-71fa70f6-ed0f
Canterbury Boys is the high school within our local electorate that is benefitting from this NSW Government initiative. We have participated in 2015 and 2016 and have committed to this continuing in 2017.
Who are our boys mentored with?
A group of 8 and 9 students are selected each year to be involved in the Youth Frontiers program. Students can self-nominate or be nominated by a CBHS staff member or their parent. They need to agree to be involved.
Our mentors are highly trained staff from Atlassian and VMware. These corporate companies are both Technology companies so the knowledge and wisdom that is passed on from mentor and mentee also aligns to our school priority focus of STEM.
We would like to thank and acknowledge the mentors from Atlassian and VMware and the Raise staff for their time and dedication to our boys.
The Raise Foundation identifies the following personality traits in their mentors:
- Compassionate – cultivating relationships based on trust, kindness and confidence
- Honest – being dedicated to sincerity, consistency and integrity
- Innovative – using fresh approaches which facilitate ongoing improvement
- Respectful – supporting people to make their own positive choices and changes
- Professional – providing a high standard of service that is personal, responsive and flexible
- Fun – motivating people to flourish using positivity and enjoyment
How the program works?
An overview of the program (as identified by the Raise website) is below:
What to expect during the program?
The Youth Frontiers Curriculum Model identifies a framework for the mentoring session. The following information has been taken from the Raise website:
If you would like any additional information on Youth Frontiers, please contact our Student Support Officer, Ms Stephanie Goni on 9798-8444.