Interested in becoming a community mentor for The Golden Fold ?
The
Golden Fold is a Joint Mentoring venture involving Gamma Xi Ques, The
S.A.A.B. Program of T.C.C., and The Man-Up Connection (Men
in the community who become involved).
The Golden Fold serves youth in grades 6 through 12 by providing a
(currently) Free Leadership Development program with a S.T.R.EA.M.
Curriculum. The young men that are participants in The Golden Fold are called "Young Leaders" or YL.
The
term ‘Golden Fold’ represents a valued (Golden) brotherhood
(fold). Gamma Xi will provide over-sight mentors from their chapter
to support the activities. The S.A.A.B. Are the direct mentors
provide direct community mentors, marketing activities, and
programming and administration support, The Man-Up Connection will
provide business and political connections to support the activities
of the movement.
Our
movement follows a Leadership S.T.R.E.A.M. (Science, Technology,
Reading,
Engineering, Attendance, Mathematics).
During our sessions the Young Leaders (mentees) will be exposed to
presentations and experiences that focus upon Science, Technology,
and Engineering. Upon entry will test each YL in the areas of reading
and math. If it is found that they have a deficiency in either of
these areas we will refer them to receive tutoring from an
organization we are affiliated with. We will also monitor their
Attendance via their school's guidance department. One of our Program
staff will provide interventions to provide support to the YL to
improve their attendance if needed.
Our
Model
The Golden Fold meets the second and
fourth Saturday of the month from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm and will
normally follow our Bond/Guide/Build model:
10:00 – 10:30 Arrival, Bonding,
YLs and Mentors meet and interact socially
10:30 – 11:15 Guidance
given by one or two presentations based on the S.T.R.E.A.M.
Curriculum or Leadership Lamplights
11:15 – 11:55 Building
group activities and or group discussions led by staff based upon
presentations
11:55 Announcements and
Dismissal
Our mentors are not assigned
specifically to any YL. Over a series of sessions each YLs should
have an opportunity to interact with most of the mentors, providing
an opportunity for a YL to develop friendship with preferred mentors.
They will have an opportunity to interact with their preferred
mentors during the bonding period which is normally a part of a
session.
Interactions with YLs during the
bonding period will only occur in the presence and with the guidance
of other mentors. Interactions between our mentors and YLs outside of
our activities is not necessarily encouraged, nor is it the intent of
the program. The Golden Fold mentors are instructed to avoid creating
or facilitating intentional out-of-program meetings with the YLs.
Mentors will not be permitted to transport or to take
possession/charge/custody of YLs in the program with the exception of
our community escorts who escort the Yls from the targeted
neighborhoods as scheduled.
October
13th
- Annual Kick-Off & 1st Session
Begin
session with parents & youth, then Young Leaders break off for 1st session.
October
27th 2nd
session Voter
Education & LEADERSHIP
November
10th 3rd
session MATH/Game
day (Monopoly)
November
17th
4th
session (Activity)
LEADERSHIP-
Thanksgiving Give
November
24th 5th
session ATTENDANCE
December
8th 6th
session Science/LEADERSHIP
December 14th Activity Holiday gala @ TCC
December
22nd 7th
session LEADERSHIP-Holiday
Basket Give-away
December
27th Activity
7:00 Kwanzaa celebration Va. Beach Main Library
January 12th- 8th session Activity (Va. Beach Male Youth Summit)
January
21st Activity
(Urban League breakfast, MLK Walk, Zeta Step Show)
January
26th- 9th
session READING
–Hip
Hop, Rap, Poetry
February
9th 10th
session Attendance/Science-
February
23rd 11th
session Math
March
9th 12th
session READING
March
23rd
13th
session SCIENCE/ENGINEERING
April
13th 14th
session Attendance
April
27th 15th
session LEADERSHIP/READING
May
11th 16th
session (T.G.F. & S.A.A.B. Mother’s Day event)
May
16th Activity
(200+ Men breakfast)
May
25th 17th
session ENGINEERING
June
8th
18th
session SCIENCE
June 22nd 19th session Attendance-Report Card Check (TGF Anniversary, Father’s Day & Year End celebration)
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The Golden Fold Mentor Movement serves youth (males aged 6th grade through 12th grade) and undergraduate college men by providing Leadership focused seminar based Big-Brother-type activities in Virginia Beach, Virginia. We employ a Bonding-Presentation-Guidance model. Contact: thegoldenfold @ yahoo (dot) com or call 757-248-3820. The Golden Fold is a "Brothers and Others" Community Improvement activity of the Gamma Xi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi and an Social Action project of the Men of S.A.B.B. of Virginia Beach's Tidewater Community College. We accept new participants twice a year. We meet the 2nd & 4th Saturday Monthly from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm at Tidewater Community College's Virginia Beach Campus in room E-121 of the Lynnhaven Building.
