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Michigan 4-H
Service Learning and Teen Peer Mentoring Program
History:
The Michigan 4-H Service Learning and Teen Peer Mentoring Program
began in 2006 as a partnership of Michigan State University Extension, 4-H, the
Michigan Community Service Commission, and Learn and Serve America. This is a
service learning project focused on social development, citizenship, and
leadership within Michigan's teens. Through applying the service learning
principles of intentional learning objectives, reflection, and outcomes, this
project aims to create a minimum of 900 peer mentoring relationships over a
three year period throughout the state. These relationships will be in either a
one-to-one or small group (no more than 1 mentor with 4 mentees) format, and
will take place in supervised settings including schools, community centers, and
other locations. Each county is charged with intentionally matching 12 - 15 teen
mentors with between 12 and 58 younger youth in these one-to-one or small group
mentoring relationships.
Program Mission:
The mission of the Michigan 4-H Service Learning and Teen Peer Mentoring
Program is to use both service learning and peer mentoring models to develop
leadership skills, citizenship, and an ethic of service in Michigan's teens.
Program Vision:
Michigan 4-H Service Learning and Teen Peer Mentoring Program envisions a
state in which every teen views themselves as an asset to their community, takes
the lead in helping other community youth develop positively, and believes in
their own power to improve their world. |
