PEARLS Mentoring
Positive, Empowering, Aspiring, Responsible, Leaders, with a Shared Vision (Sisterhood)
Registration for Spring 2020 has begun
Become a Mentor, Coach, or Volunteer Assistance with programming.
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Early Start Development Inc
Mentoring Interest Form
PEARLS Mission
The P.E.A.R.L.S. Mentoring Program influences females in every area of their life. Females involved in the PEARLS Mentoring process are engaged in the process of becoming women who understand and embrace their purpose and influence on life personally, professionally, spiritually, and the significant role and value of community.
The PEARLS pillars of purpose are significant in how the ladies involved uphold importance in their lives, community, and everyday commitment in helping others. PEARLS pillars: Positivity, Empowerment, Aspiration, Responsibility, Leadership, and Sisterhood. ESD PEARLS Mentoring Program is for females passionate about working together to build a stronger and empowering network of sisterhood who are equipped and ready to make a difference personally, professionally, physically, and spiritually.
The PEARLS Mentoring Program face-to-face component accepts no more than 65 females each session. A waiting list is provided once we reach the 65 females, and you have the choice to participate in the e-mentoring component until a space opens for face-to-face mentoring. Participants involved in the PEARLS process of mentoring and coaching can join in-person or virtually through our e-mentoring component while still signing up for in-person activities as desired. In fact, there are many participants who choose the e-mentoring component but participate in-person for the Tea Parties, Leading Ladies Leadership Summit, and the Young Women’s Business Conference. So, you determine how often, and what you would like to be involved in to support your development mentoring and coaching plan toward a successful, engaging, you! We have a calendar full of possibilities for you to choose from during the 9 month commitment.
The PEARLS Mentoring process begins internally with the foundation of self (loving you, appreciating you, finding your inner you) and cultural history (from which you came- to appreciate where you are going), and extends externally with the identification of developing professional aptitude (your purpose, your skill set, your life shift and how it all fits in where you are going), and community empowerment. Early Start Development believes the difference we make in ourselves guides us to help others make a difference, promote life learning, knowledge sharing, and mentoring through women in leadership and purpose.
PEARLS Luster
Building a Network of Influence and Empowering Females - PEARLS Luster:
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To coach the development of short and long-term goals, critical and strategic thinking
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To foster healthy and safe relationships
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To improve females self-image, respect, core values, and self-confidence
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To provide opportunities for employment networking, skill building, and life transitions
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To broker-in resources to support personal, professional, spiritual, and academic endeavors
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To foster the significance of community awareness and service
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To promote and foster service and entrepreneurial thinking
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To build a network of sisterhood, unity, collaboration, and shared resources
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To engage in awareness around the fields of Science, Technology, Entrepreneurship, and Health
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To empower, encourage, and support females in dreaming and meeting goals
PEARLS Sisterhood:
PEARLS in Training Grades 1-7
PEARLS of Distinction Grades 8-11
Ladies of PEARLS 12th Grade - College Students
PEARLS of Wisdom 30 yrs. and up- Females Supporting Mentoring
PEARLS
Monthly
Subscription
Box
A different box of goodies and gifts each month delivered to your door
PEARLS Activities
Our activities include some of the following events, trainings, and mentoring sessions (designed to adjust - age appropriately)
Tea Party Networking
e-Mentoring
A Purse for PEARLS - Community Service Initiative for the Homeless
PEARLS Leading Ladies Leadership and Career Summit
Monthly Self-Empowerment Workshops
Young Women's Business Conference
PEARLS for Girls Street Outreach
Aspire to Empower Mentor Mindset Sessions
Girls R Techy 2 and Business Orientation Camps
Entrepreneurship Symposium
PEARLS in Business Mindset Group
7 PEARLS of Wisdom Retreat
Quilting for the Soul Seminar Series
Monthly Meetings
Monthly Coaching Webinars
Virtual Book Club (Teleconference)
Internship, Apprenticeship, and Volunteer Fair (High Sch - College)
PEARLS Who Am I Series
Life Skills - Home Econ.
Membership and Volunteer
To become a mentor involves the following process:
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Must be at least 18 years of age (for mentoring middle school students)
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Complete a volunteer application
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Face-to-Face Interview
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Complete a background check
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Sign a commitment form - must be willing to commit 2-4 hours a week/min of a year to mentoring
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Submit a copy of your driver's license
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Reference Check
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Attend a mentor orientation
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Commit to attend 12 hours of training during the year on Positive Youth Development Strategies (does not include initial orientation)
Benefits of membership:
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Empowering Monthly Group Mentor Sessions - Aspire to Empower Mindset
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Monthly coaching webinars designed to provide powerful pearls of knowledge
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Caliber networking with peers
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25% discount on retreats, camps, conferences, and symposiums
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I Am PEARLS Swag Bag
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Monthly PEARLS Empower Newsletter
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Quarterly Community Service Activities
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Free Admission - Leadership Retreat
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Free Admission - Volunteer/Internship Job Fair
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Free Admission - Mother's & Daughters Brunch
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Quarterly Tea Party Knowledge & Networking
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Empowering Book Club Reading
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and much more
Volunteer Application
Sponsorship Application
eMentoring: Mentor Sign Up Form
The Mentor Effect, The National Mentoring Partnership (Pdf)