The 24 Foundation: Spring 2013 Part 1

I am so grateful that the front window shutters swung wide open.  So grateful that by divine powers, the time frame opened perfectly down to the calendar dates.  Like most mentoring programs a 100% commitment is required.  I debated reapplying as a mentor due to the fact that I would be traveling for out of town in the middle of April.  As I read the application, my eyebrows raised with gladness that "Home Visitation Week" is the same week that a whole grip of us mentors need to go out of town.  (hahaha I"m not the only one).  It so awesome seeing how the inner workings of life merge through divine powers over how much control we all think we have.  Another example was that a week before beginning this spring sesh, 24 still needed 15 mentors.  Some how it all worked out and this is the 1st session EVER that 24 has a 1 to 5 ratio of mentor mentee relationship.  All of us couldn't help but have grateful hearts giving thanks to God for his providence.

24 Foundation Spring 2013 Mentors

This past Saturday we began with our first session with The 24 Foundation, again like Fall 2012 at Sunburst Youth Challenge Academy.  I am again on the girls side, but with the Visual Arts group.  Last sesh I was co-mentoring for photography.  In contrast from last sesh I feel so much more prepared, but not only so, but this is my forte visual arts and I'm working with awesome co-mentors.  On top of all that goodness, the girls are so open, honest, and have been really expressive from the get go.

Here is look into what we are doing with our mentees.  Other than teaching them fundamentals of drawing, we are using typography, color, and the "theme of the day" to speak out and communicate a process that's going on within.  The word for week 1 was "PAST". We asked the girls to design a word that describes their past, then illustrate and design it with typography. We mentioned that like in our fundamental drawing lesson on line may help them in their design for their word.  As mentors leading we also follow what we ask the girls to do.  I hope you guys are as empowered and inspired through what we all have to share with you.

Mentee's Drawing Table

.....in the past, it all started somewhere and the vine on the side
represents how our hope grows as the story goes o

Mentor's Drawing Table

(it's a process for us too)

....and this was just week one!  Looking forward to week 2