SESSION

Message to Mentors
Lesson activities are meant to be the key that opens the door to
meaningful, authentic communication. Discussion questions are there to
help generate the conversation but never to restrict it. If girls grab on to
an idea or a diversion in the conversation, that’s terrific! This is their time
to explore with one another what feels real and relevant to them!
Your role as mentor is to assure girls that their curious, quirky and
sometimes bewildering inner world is the very thing that makes them
interesting, authentic and successful human beings. At your best, you
validate them for who they are. Your attention and guidance is a gift so
valuable and sustaining that it can outweigh the teenaged tendency for
girls to hide their true selves and blend in or worse…to lose themselves
in dangerous or unhealthy behaviors. At GLOW, we believe leadership
begins with the ability to honor and know oneself. We see all girls as
fierce, confident, creative leaders of a wildly changing, fantastically
beautiful world. To lead is to be strong in knowing, deeply and
completely, that you are never truly alone in your journey to live fully
and with purpose. As a caring adult, you assure your girls that they have
someone in their lives to help guide them on their fearless, female way.
Mentor tip: Always begin each GLOW group mentoring
activity with a kind inquiry into how each girl is doing, in
general. Gently ask the girls to say more or to tell the group
a story about what is happening in her life.
To lead is to be strong in knowing,
deeply and completely, that you are
never truly alone in your journey to
live fully and with purpose.
ARC OF THE YEAR-LONG
MENTORING RELATIONSHIP
Sequential GLOW sessions and
corresponding lessons support
three major phases of the year long
mentoring relationship cycle:
Phase One:
n First impressions
n Getting to know each other
n Bonding
Phase Two:
n Challenges
n Deeper communication
n Sharing of difficult feelings,
experiences and problems
Phase Three:
n Honor and respect
n Growth
n Deeper bond
Likewise, in structure, each
GLOW lesson is, itself, a micro
journey through all three stages of
relationship, framed with GLOW
daily rituals that connect, engage
and celebrate each day of GLOW.
10 Cronmiller / Way to GLOW, Year 1, Session 1