Boys 2 MENtors Curriculum Manual
A young men's journey to self-empowerment and discovery through interactive activities and life-skills lessons
- 298 pages
- English
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Boys 2 MENtors Curriculum Manual
A young men's journey to self-empowerment and discovery through interactive activities and life-skills lessons
About This Book
Boys 2 MENtorsĀ® is a leadership program for middle and high school boys. This curriculum manual comprises 50 interactive sessions that address social emotional learning, leadership, and Common Core standards and that provide opportunities to link to the school day curriculum. Based on research on male adolescent development as well as direct classroom experience and application, the program has been designed to be facilitated over the course of a school year, engaging young men mentally and providing a distinctly physical component, sometimes light, sometimes rigorous. The curricular framework is scaffolded through six components:
- ā¢ LEAD UPāIntroduction to leadership themes and expectations, creating a socially and emotionally safe and positive peer group.
- ā¢ WHAT'S UP?āExamining the diverse characteristics of identity among young men.
- ā¢ STEP UPāDeveloping a sense of collaboration among the group and honing interpersonal relationship skills.
- ā¢ OWN UPāDeveloping a sense of pride and accountability regarding life choices.
- ā¢ MAN UPāDetermining the characteristics of a positive male role model.
- ā¢ RISE UPāCreating a vision and actionable plans for the future.
Boys 2 MENtorĀ® has been field-tested in urban sites and has received accolades from participants and schools, reporting improvements in key areas that include peer connectedness, independent thinking skills, understanding the relationship between effort and excellence, and a range of protective factors such as future orientation and goal setting. The companion Boys 2 MENtorsĀ® Student Workbook offers an opportunity for students to take ownership of their participation and build a body of responses to and reflections on themes relevant to their lives. The title, Boys 2 MENtorsĀ®, refers to the development of young men into positive male role modelsāfuture mentors for other young menāand to the role of facilitators as exemplars and guides for boys participating in the program.
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- Section One: Lead Up / Introduction
- Section Two: Whatās Up? / Identity
- Section Three: Step Up / Interacting
- Section Four: Own Up / Personal Responsibility
- Section Five: Man Up / My Roles as a Man
- Section Six: Rise Up / Future Plans
- Reference
- Other program curriculum support available from The Leadership Program