January is National Mentorship Month

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DEVELOPING AN INDIVIDUAL THINKER WHO KNOWS HOW TO BE A TEAM PLAYER

Local, Mentorship & Training

Written by Kelly Bethke-Start-Up Kid’s Club There are case studies sprinkled across many publications that have explored the dynamics of teamwork and individual leadership styles.  How might this apply to our young learners who have their own independent...

Ghisallo Cycling Initiative promotes cycling as means of transportation, exercise, fun

Mentorship & Training

SOURCE:KSAT Learning to ride a bike is a big milestone for most children. The local nonprofit Ghisallo Cycling Initiative hopes to instill that in today’s generation through its various programs. We caught up with the instructors when they visited Martin...

12th annual ‘We are Girls’ event happening in Austin in November

Local, Mentorship & Training

SOURCE: KVUE Girls Empowerment Network is celebrating its 12th annual “We are Girls” event next month. Program Manager Claudia Arellano joined KVUE to discuss the event. Full story

Students lead the way with LEED

Education, Local, Mentorship & Training

Glimmer Austin has awarded EcoRise a grant to support the development of a robust internship program for LEED Prep students in Austin, Texas. We will pilot this program Austin ISD’s Akins High School, where the LEED Prep: Green Building Lessons for a Sustainable...

E4 Youth -Shadow The Pros 2019

Mentorship & Training

SOURCE: E4 YOUTH E4 Youth just wrapped up its 11th Shadow The Pros internship program. Each summer, teams of promising creative talent from Get Creative Enrichment Clubs and Creative Mentors work with E4 Youth industry partners on real-world creative and technology...