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January 10, 2010

~Art Center~

Mentor Iowa participants will visit two famous paintings in the Edward Hopper exhibition to look at the use of color, light, and geometric shapes of urban environments.  Participants will then return to the studio and make their own cityscape using shapes of colored papers and chalk pastels. 

February 20, 2010

~Sleepy Hollow~

Mentor Iowa participants will brave the cold and enjoy a day of tubbing. 

March 20, 2010

~Iowa Energy Game~

Mentor Iowa participants will help cheer on the Iowa Energy! 



 



Mentoring Facts

Suburban kids are almost as likely as those in violent neighborhoods to report what sociologists call parent absence. That is, lack of a mother or father who is approachable and attentive; who sets rules and enforces consequences.

Laurence Steinberg, Psychology Professor at Temple University