{"312341":{"#nid":"312341","#data":{"type":"event","title":"2014 Mentor Walk","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.mentorwalk.org\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMentor Walk\u003C\/a\u003E, now in its fourth year, will be hosted at Georgia State University on September 20, 2014 with close to 900 children from across the Atlanta metropolitan area. Participating schools with an at-risk student population are identified by various school systems such as DeKalb County, Atlanta Public Schools, Fulton County, etc.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMentor Walk College Immersion Days (150-200 children) will be hosted at Agnes Scott College on October 31, 2014 and at Oglethorpe University on November 1, 2014.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe signature event is organized as a walk around campus followed by coaching sessions for kids with appropriate content for elementary, middle, and high school students. Coaching sessions are followed by an after party with fun vendors and lunch.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKids are pre-assigned to small groups (8-10 children) and stay in these groups throughout the day \u2013 from the walk through the small group coaching sessions. College student coaches and trained volunteer coaches are assigned to each group. We encourage parents, teachers, and the community to participate in the walk and to attend sessions specifically designed for adults.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECoaching Sessions:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESession for high school students led by Accenture as part of their Skills to Succeed program. Students will cover concepts such as applying for college, job application, interview skills, financial literacy, etc.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESession for middle school students led by Wells Fargo on Financial Literacy.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESession for elementary school children led in partnership with the Annie E. Casey Foundation as part of Get Georgia Reading \u2013 their Campaign for Grade Level Reading program. Sessions will focus on reading, literacy, and books.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAn adult\/parent session covering topics in education, health, literacy, etc. will be conducted by Deloitte.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Mentor Walk is free for all students. Students receive breakfast, lunch, T-shirts, and back packs filled with valuable information about college, financial literacy, reading, and more.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETo participate or to become a sponsor, please email kashi@mentorwalk.org\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Raises awareness of the importance of education and encourages students to stay in school"}],"uid":"27947","created_gmt":"2014-08-04 11:57:03","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 02:08:27","author":"Sylvia Carson","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2014-09-20T09:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2014-09-20T18:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2014-09-20T18:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2014-09-20 13:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2014-09-20 22:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2014-09-20 22:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"66244","name":"C21U"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1788","name":"Other\/Miscellaneous"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78771","name":"Public"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERegistration is open at\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.mentorwalk.org\/\u0022\u003E www.mentorwalk.org\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Eemail: kashi@mentorwalk.org\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}