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MARCH 30, 2022
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VOL LVIII • NO 14
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Carving Out His Niche BY ANN MEAD ASH
The 2022 Brave Buddies mentoring program includes Clara Neff (left in left photo) with her Brave Buddy and Shyanne Laird (right in right photo) with her Brave Buddy.
Mentoring Makes A Difference BY ANN MEAD ASH
arla Beiler, director of Pequea Valley elementary advocacy with The Factory Ministries, Paradise, was disappointed when COVID-19 restrictions closed schools in March of 2020 just as she was about to launch the Brave Buddies mentoring program. However, Beiler viewed the changes with optimism. “(The shutdown) gave us time to revamp (the program). There are benefits to having to wait because we could make the program better,” she said. By spring of 2021, the Braves Learning Center, which is located in the Together Community Center, had opened, giving Beiler a convenient place to hold the program. The first eight-week session kicked off in the spring of 2021 with 11 Pequea Valley School District (PVSD) students and mentors. The 2022 session opened on Feb. 16 with eight students and
also check a box to indicate they would like to talk to their mentor about something. “One little girl wanted to talk more about her inner feelings and how to overcome (issues),” said Laird. “I sat down with her, and she opened up about how she felt.” The mission of the program is “to offer a safe and positive environment … where learners will benefit from one-on-one mentoring with a caring adult, focused on gaining a growth mindset and increasing selfefficacy.” To that end, participants also take pre- and post-test growth mindset evaluations. “That’s how we track seeing a difference in perspective,” said Beiler, who noted that in 2021, 82% of students grew in six of the seven growth mindset indicators. More information about The Factory may be found at https://thefactoryministries.com or by searching for “The Factory Ministries” on Facebook.
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eight mentors. The group meets “For example, it will say, ‘Think each Wednesday after school from about a time you made a mistake or 3:30 to 5 p.m. Students from Par- failed at something and describe adise Elementary School walk to what happened,’” said Beiler. “At The Factory, which is next door. the end of the eight weeks, we have Salisbury Elementary students are a closing ceremony, and the (stubused to the site. “ We start all dents’ families) are invited so the mentor can meet the together with an mentee’s family and after school snack and then they play a “(The shutdown) (the family can) see game,” said Beiler. g a v e u s t i m e t o all the hard work “Then we break into revamp (the pro- they did.” Pequea Valley 25 to 30 minutes of gram). There are Buddy Journal time.” benefits to having High School student During Buddy Jour- to wait because we Shyanne Laird, who nal time, the learner c o u l d m a k e t h e is an intern in the learning center, is meets one-on-one program better.” also a mentor. “Some with the mentor to of the students are read a story with a different theme each week. Beiler really open, and they are excited noted that themes include “Believe about the journals,” she said. “You in Yourself,” “Be Persistent,” or can tell which ones really want to “Effort Is Key.” “The format is to engage with the book.” Students are surveyed about their help the mentor and mentee to have something to focus on togeth- mood each time they arrive for er,” she noted, adding that each mentoring and again when they story is followed by a discussion. leave. Laird added that students can
Chris Lubkemann’s tiny carvings are something to crow about - a majority of them are roosters or other fowl. But Lubkemann also creates letter openers, tiny brightly colored flowers, and a variety of animals, including a few unusual creatures reminiscent of Dr. Seuss characters. During the winter months, Lubkemann carves in a back room of his Lancaster home, but from April through October, he spends three days a week at the Amish Farm and House, 2395 Covered Bridge Drive, Lancaster. Lubkemann - who can carve flowers from a toothpick - is no lightweight in the craft, having authored close to 20 books on the subject, many published by Fox Chapel Publishing in Mount Joy. The child of missionaries, Lubkemann was born in Brazil. His earliest memory of carving was of making dental picks in the jungles of Peru at age 7, but he did not begin to whittle seriously until he was given a summer