With the new school year already underway, Gonzaga student mentors are pumped up once again to bring some “Zag Spirit” to kids in the Spokane community! More than 80 Gonzaga students have committed their time and energy to helping children who are at risk for academic failure, providing them with the opportunity to grow, both intellectually and socially. In preparation for Campus Kids, Zag students have participated in training sessions with coaches from the Youth Programming Quality Initiative on September 11th.
Campus Kids brings student mentees from five different elementary schools, (Longfellow, Logan, Stevens, Garfield, and Bemiss). Mentees have the opportunity to come to campus to spend time with their mentor while working on homework, playing games, and sharing a healthy snack. Zag student visit their mentees once a month during school as well as attend Saturday excursions together, such as ice skating, Cat Tales, and a Winter Wonderland party. On October 8th, there will be a visit to Greenbluff farms for pumpkin picking and caramel apple crunching! The time that Zag students and mentees spend together is extremely valuable, allowing them to create a vision for their future. Campus Kids has a promising year ahead, and all the participants are excited to get started!
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