School Partners Interested in Co-building & Implementing
School-based mentorship programs are known to increase participant’s feelings and perceptions of self, including their self-worth, and decision making abilities (Curran & Wexler, 2017)
Our partnership will provide clients a framework for a successful mentorship program, and provide a foundation for what aspects and components of a school-based mentorship program are needed in order to improve and strengthen the outcomes for boys.
We partner with schools who are:
We partner with schools who are:
- risk takers: willing to rethink the supports needed to support boys
- purpose aligned: your school's mission is aligned with dismantling the school to prison pipeline and improving outcome for boys
Ways to Partner with us
A school partner
Co-design a mentorship model for your context or implement an already existing Gents League model. Both include coaching for staff and access to data reports along the way.
A school district
Facilitate sessions to assist with gaining tools and resources on how to support boys.
A hands-on Funder
Connect us with like minded schools, out-of-school programs, school district, charter networks, storytellers, business networks & others who want to collaborate.
A media group
Partner to review materials to ensure that the depiction of boys in their content are accurate and responsible. Our partnership will focus on the interrogation and response to the media's (mis)representations of males.
Co-design a mentorship model for your context or implement an already existing Gents League model. Both include coaching for staff and access to data reports along the way.
A school district
Facilitate sessions to assist with gaining tools and resources on how to support boys.
A hands-on Funder
Connect us with like minded schools, out-of-school programs, school district, charter networks, storytellers, business networks & others who want to collaborate.
A media group
Partner to review materials to ensure that the depiction of boys in their content are accurate and responsible. Our partnership will focus on the interrogation and response to the media's (mis)representations of males.
Partnership Commitments
- At least one male educator of color on staff
- Capacity to support and implement a school-based mentoring program
- Full year time commitment
- Quarterly reflection and feedback meetings with leadership team.
Partnership Process
- Align on Vision
- Sign MOU
- Training & Co-Designing
- Implementation
- Revisions
- Re-Implementation
- Impact Reports & Next Steps