By: Cheng Saechao Definition of Mentor: an experienced and trusted adviser. Definition of National Mentoring Month: the value of mentoring and positive role models is recognized in January. “Beyond School Walls”, a program of Big Brothers Big Sisters Columbia Northwest, is currently in its 9th year in Oregon. Twice a month, 20 fifth graders (“Littles”) […]
4th Graders May Not Know They’re Being Mentored By Comcasters, But They Like It!
January is national mentoring month, and Oregon/SW Washington Comcasters are celebrating the eighth year of our “Beyond School Walls” partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters Columbia Northwest. Twice a month, a yellow school bus full of 4th graders from William Walker Elementary School in Beaverton pulls up to our office for an hour of one-to-one […]