After applying for the award earlier this Spring, Big Brothers Big Sisters of WNC graduating Little Kionnie Byrd was among the 20 national students to win! In her application, Byrd was required to describe her acadmic achievements, college and…
One of my biggest challenges this year has come during a reading group that I have been leading every morning with 7 second graders. My group is constituted of ‘high readers’ from the class—kids who have a more advanced proficiency…
This year’s event kicked off with an address from Erwin High School student and 5-year Little AJ—who took to the podium for his first ever public speaking engagement where he shared his thoughts and perspectives around the theme of…
After a few minutes of free play in the beautiful fresh sunshine, the group gathers in a circle on the hardwood floors inside. Chandler, one of the Warren Wilson student coordinators of Kids On Campus asks the group to…
For the program’s pilot year, in-school ‘Big Groups’ were offered at Asheville, Enka, Erwin and Owen middle schools and after-school groups at Burton Street Community Center, Stephens Lee and Montford Recreation Centers. Throughout the seven group mentoring sites, 24…
A lot of what I do every day is literacy development, which involves serving either a group of kids, or individual kids in grades K-4. Together, we focus on reading skills; things like comprehension, fluency, pronunciation, etc. The process…
Out at Warren Wilson College Littles and their WWC student mentors were visited by April Hausle, the Arboretum’s Community Engagement Educator who brought with her a couple of friends: Bernie, the bearded dragon and Salazar the king snake!…
The usual stomping grounds for this group is the Montford Recreation Center—with it’s basketball and tennis courts, climbing wall and gymnastics matts. But for this particular group, Big Sister and group mentor lead Stephanie wanted to change things up.…
