Pictured above: A Spanish for Educators Conversation Partner provides instruction to a Waltham Public Schools educator. Conversation Partners are high school students who are hired by WPY and paid to support these Spanish classes.
The 2023-2024 School Year Internship Program is up and running! CET Mental Health and Healthcare Professionals of Tomorrow Coordinator, Monica Manna, and the Teen Mental Health Alliance Peer Leaders hired 16 Peer Associates. They've spent their first weeks getting established in their roles, building community, and identifying their "why" related to mental health. This school year, they will earn their Teen Mental Health First Aid certification and use their knowledge to create a community project.
The McDevitt Bilingual Mentoring Program connects Waltham High School students to seventh- and eighth-grade ESL students. This past month, mentors participated in weekly trainings led by CET Educators of Tomorrow Specialist, Mary Krathwohl, and McDevitt staff, building their mentoring skills to prepare for mentoring sessions beginning in December.
The WPY office interns are back! The Communication Student Associates also started this month and have supported Development & Communications Coordinator, Olivia Spelman, with graphics for our 2023 Giving Tuesday campaign. The CET team hired two new student associates to support the program. Their first big project will be planning and preparing for Ready, Set, Job! Look for more information on Ready, Set, Job in our next newsletter!
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