Weekly Mentor Meeting

A weekly mentor meeting is essential with this type of school. 

• the program is designed for this specific teen or tween, not vice versa
• the teen is the chrysalis of his or her adult self. 
• as the program began, the teen set forth personal goals or benchmarks
• the mentor, with his or her greater knowledge, perspective, and life experience tweeks the program to this teen's needs
• the mentor meetings provide a structure in which to remain focused and accountable
• the mentor meetings help the mentor focus on the teen
• the mentor meetings help the teen focus on the program
• what is working?
• what is not working?
• should something be dropped?
• should something be added?
• what can the mentor provide that will help the teen?
• what can the teen do that will create success, energy, proficiency?

In the context of Project Percy we are playing with the notion that this young person is actually a demi-god.  A demi-god has specific traits or innate gifts that will prove useful in the future.  The future is all-too-often closer than we think.  These innate gifts are known to the demi-god's adversaries.  The demi-god is a threat to the forces of chaos. 

The demi-god must acquire or cultivate certain qualities before his or her innate gifts can be useful.

These include

• self control
• patience
• sense of humor
• people skills
• diplomacy skills
• leadership skills
• dependability
• perceptiveness
• integrity
• responsible

If the demi-god's program is not incorporating these qualities, then the program is just busy-work.  The time is too short, the training is too urgent to spend valuable time in busy work.

The mentor might point out to the teen instances of integrity, dependability, people skills, and so forth.  The mentor will help the teen ask him or herself questions involving these and other values or virtues.  Was I being / am I being honest, cheerful, etc.?