Training for MAPS Mentors at Alder Elementary (2019 and 2022)

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DateWed, Oct 30, 2019 from 9:00am to 11:45am (PT)
AddressSmith Memorial Student Union m108, Portland, OR 97201
PSU Sessions will meet in M108 OrgSpace // Nov 14 & 15th will be out at Alder Elementary (Carpooling optional)
Number of Registrants7 out of 10
Registration OpensSeptember 10, 2019 at 10:10am
Registration ClosesOctober 30, 2019 at 11:45am or or when space runs out.
ShiftsNo
Event Description

This is where our accepted MAPS mentors will track their Fall orientation and training hours. 

Please register for EITHER the Tuesday series of trainings OR the Wednesday series of trainings. As an incoming mentor, you are expected to attend one of each training. Please contact Jordan (Tuesday lead, jordma2@pdx.edu) or Mary (Wednesday lead, muhly@pdx.edu) if you have any questions!

Mentor Training #1: Tuesday 11/8 OR Wednesday 11/9,  10:00am - 11:30am (students pick the one that works for them). Takes place at PSU and is lead by our MAPS team (you two with my support where needed/desired!). This is the intro to the program and gets into the basics of mentorship, why it's important, and what we hope for mentorship in the MAPS program.  Location: OrgSpace in Smith 

Mentor Training #2: Tuesday 11/15 and Wednesday 11/16, 9:30am - 12:00pm. Takes place at Alder. This is the training day that Joy / Greater Than leads, and will include a tour of the school and conversations about the students and communities that make up Alder. Training begins at 10am at Alder; for those needing carpooling, meet at 9:30 in the lobby of Smith Memorial Student Union (and let us know in advance if you'll be carpooling!).

College Day @ Alder Elementary School. Friday November 18th. TBD for time. The selected grade for us was KINDERGARTEN! We have 20 minutes for each class to present, to plant the seed of college. 

Mentor Training #3: Tuesday 11/29 and Wednesday 11/30, 10:00am - 11:30am. This final training/meeting in Fall takes place at PSU, and is often targeted towards helping future matching. Mentors fill out an "all about me" page and might write a letter to their mentee introducing themselves, both of which are used over winter break to help match mentors and mentees. Location: OrgSpace in Smith


Alder Elementary School has a large population of students who face economic barriers in a diverse multilingual and multicultural area. PSU volunteers meet with Alder students weekly for one-on-one support to build relationships and foster a culture that promotes college attainment. In addition to supporting mentees through one-on-one connection in the classroom, mentors build strong relationships with their mentees as noon-time "lunch buddies," to support students social-emotional development and engage in fun conversations, games, and activities to get the mentees thinking about college, higher education, and future careers. The Mentors: Alder and Portland State (MAPS) program is a collaboration between Portland State University and Together We Are Greater Than at Alder Elementary School (located at 17200 SE Alder St, Portland, OR 97233).

MAPS mentors have the option of mentoring students in the English Language or Spanish Immersion track, depending on mentors' interest and language ability. 

Mentor Primary Duties:

  • Travel to Alder once a week to mentor an elementary school student
  • Support mentee's personal and academic development in and outside the classroom
  • Build a relationship with mentee and work on social-emotional skill-building
  • Expose mentee to concepts of higher education and career options through guided activities and informal conversation
  • Attend weekly pre-shift meetings with the other mentors and quarterly mentor development days
  • Assist in the planning and preparation for Fall & Spring Alder College Day events, if schedule allows.

Time Commitment: Mentors commit to one mentor session per week on either Tuesday or Wednesday between 9am - 1pm (actual time commitment will be ~2-3 hours within that time frame but exact time is still TBD) through Winter and Spring terms. Mentor training will begin the second half of Fall term and take place over 3-4 weeks on Tuesday or Wednesday mornings (depending on your availability). Mentors will be matched with their mentee and begin mentoring starting Winter Term 2022. 

Location / Transportation: Mentorship takes place at Alder Elementary School in East Portland (17200 SE Alder St.). Tuesdays mentors will have the option of carpool transportation from the PSU campus through a partnership with Zipcar. Wednesday mentors will need to travel to Alder independently, as carpooling is unavailable. 


If you are not already an approved MAPS mentor, please learn more and apply here: https://pdx.givepulse.com/event/321113 

The MAPS Mentorship program is a program of the Student Community Engagement Center. The Student Community Engagement Center's mission is to provide robust and varied co-curricular opportunities for all students at Portland State to engage with the community and become catalysts for change. 

Location: Smith Memorial Student Union m108, Portland, OR 97201
PSU Sessions will meet in M108 OrgSpace // Nov 14 & 15th will be out at Alder Elementary (Carpooling optional)