Season's Greetings from NZYMN

HIGHLIGHTS 2019. Did you catch up with us at one of our workshops this year? It has been a great privilege to present our Sharing the Kaupapa: Quality Relationships in Youth Mentoring workshop in 15 locations across the motu. Through the workshops we met over 400 dedicated mentors working hard to support the rangatahi of Aotearoa. I know that all those attending took the opportunity to extend their mentoring networks and enjoy the company of others working in a similar field. We want to acknowledge and thank The Tindall Foundation for their support with this mahi.

NEWSLETTER: Summer 2019/2020. Another highlight of 2019 has been the writing of our newly formatted newsletter CONNECTIONS.

Read about

• The generosity of mentors sharing their knowledge and experiences.
• Factors that contribute to highly effective mentoring matches.
• Mentoring as a significant influence on youth wellbeing.

Click on this link to read the full Connections Newsletter  NZYMN Newsletter

LOOKING FORWARD to 2020. We still have three more Sharing the Kaupapa workshops to present in Wellington, Auckland and Invercargill and then the big event will be the INVOLVE 2020 conference in Wellington in August. Last year’s conference was lots of fun and planning is well underway towards another successful event. Keep an eye on www.involve.org.nz for details and more information.

We wish you and your whānau safe and happy summer holidays. We hope that you will have a chance to relax and reflect on the year that has been, and look forward to the year ahead.

Meri kirihimete ngā mihi o te tau hou ki to whānau

Joy Eaton, on behalf of the NZ Youth Mentoring team

Register online now for 2020 - Sharing the Kaupapa workshops

Wellington 

Date: Wednesday 12th February 2020 | Location: Aotea Lodge, 65 Whitford Brown Avenue, Papakowhai, Porirua, Wellington

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Auckland

Date: Wednesday 4th March 2020 | Location: Nga Tapuwae Community Centre, 253 Buckland Road, Mangere East, Auckland

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Invercargill

Date: Wednesday 25th March 2020 | Location: Ascot Park Hotel, Corner of Tay Street &, Racecourse Road, Invercargill

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MentorPlus (Mentoring Skills) workshop - 2020 training schedule 

We are pleased to confirm our 2020 public training schedule for our MentorPlus (Mentoring skills training) workshop.

Anyone who works with young people who would like to add a mentoring dimension to the work they do will benefit from this workshop.

Dates: 

• 19th & 20th May 2020
• 11th & 12th November 2020   

Venue: Auckland, Rosepark Hotel, 92 Gladstone Road, Parnell

Click here to register: Register online now

Further courses may be scheduled during the year depending on the need.  These will be advertised in our newsletters and on the website.  

In-house, community based workshops

We also offer in-house (site based) workshops for organisations and / or community-based courses on request.  For example in 2019 we run community courses in Kaikohe, Auckland and Christchurch. Please contact us to discuss your requirements - info@youthmentoring.org.nz

Comments from previous attendees:

"The workshop is really practical. It taught me how to talk with our mentees more effectively and ask the right questions."

"It gave me really useful activities that we can use with our mentees."

"I really enjoyed sharing korero with workmates and looking at the theory behind how we work with young people."  

Wrap-up 

Please pass this e-newsletter on to others in your community who work with young people and have an interest in mentoring and like our facebook page to keep up to date.

Ngā mihi nui

Joy Eaton and the NZYMN team

New Zealand Youth Mentoring Network
PO Box 99726 Newmarket
M: 021 468 851
E: joy@youthmentoring.org.nz