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Also-Known-As Teen Mentorship Program

MISSION STATEMENT:
The mission of the Also-Known-As Teen Mentorship Program is to provide a community in which international adolescent adoptees, ages 13-18, can begin exploration of identity and race.

OBJECTIVES:
The principal objectives of the Also-Known-As Teen Mentorship Program shall be:
-To provide a community in which international adolescent adoptees can build friendships with others who share in the international adoption experience
-To encourage discussion about identity and race
-To provide a community in which international adolescent adoptees can feel empowered and find their own voices

GUIDELINES:
- The program will meet one Saturday a month from September through May
- A group of international adult adoptee mentors will be present at each of the events
- The events will focus on fun as well as on exposure to adoption issues
- Adult mentors and teens must agree and adhere to behavior guidelines
- Families of the teens must pay a fee of $400 to cover the cost of the 9 events


Information for Parents

Please fill out the following forms if you would like your teen son or daughter to be a part of the Teen Mentorship Program:

Teen/Parent Application


Information for Mentors

Please fill out the following form if you would like to become a mentor

Mentor Application


Past Mentorship Activities

          

          

Past events have included:

- Ice skating at Wollman Rink in Central Park
- Apple picking in upstate New York
- Forum: Korean Society, Orphanage System, Domestic and International Adoption
- Forum: Birth Family and Birth Search
- Forum: Travel and Study in Korea
- Lunar New Year Celebration
- Lunch at Shilla Korean Barbeque Restaurant
- Bowling at Chelsea Piers

2009-2010 Mentorship Activities (subject to change)

September 26, 2009
Welcome meet and greet

October 17, 2009
Musuem of Natural History Scavenger Hunt

November 14, 2009
Medieval Times, New Jersey

December 12, 2009
Annual Holiday Bowling



January 9, 2010
Adoption Forum

February 20, 2010
Lunar New Year Celebration

March 13, 2010
Aviator Sports

April 17, 2010
Adoptee Olympics

May 15, 2010
Closing Lunch at Kum Gang San (Flushing)