Mentor Training
Mentor Training Dates for Class Number 28 are shown below: A makeup date may be scheduled at Camp Shelby for those unable to make the scheduled dates. Please contact Ms. Sonja Edwards at 601-558-2456 to schedule your mentor training date.
- 16 February 2008
- 8 March 2008
- 15 March 2008
- 29 March 2008
- 5 April 2008
Mentor training is conducted on the Mississippi ChalleNGe Academy campus at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. Each mentor must only attend one of the mentor training sessions. Each session begins at 9:00 am, concludes at approximately 12:00 noon, at which time the mentor may depart campus with their cadet until 4:30 pm that day. However, the mentor must not leave Camp Shelby with the cadet. Mentors are urged NOT to bring children or grandchildren to the training sessions as they may detract from the quality of the learning environment for attendees. The on-post time provided creates the mentor and cadet an opportunity to bond and get to know one another and establish their respective roles for both the duration of the residential phase and the 12-month post-residential phase as well. Mentors work closely with employers back at home to surface employment opportunities for those cadets choosing to enter the work force, and establish goals for those continuing their education or entering the military. The strength of the mentor-mentee relationship is critical to the success of the post-residential program and provides much of the basis for the cadet's future successes.
