https://padlet.com/anitalevesque/l5uqs46d7ku9 In gratitude for your work as Guiding Mentor lead, we celebrate you. en-us 2018-04-04 17:32:54 UTC 2018-06-21 17:54:17 UTC hello@padlet.com anitalevesque https://padlet.com/anitalevesque/l5uqs46d7ku9/wish/266698638 I remember back at the office on Baker Street how you lead all GMs along in an orientation and how it felt as the participant. It was amazing to see you in action as the educator and us as the learners. It honestly felt like a fun adventure with you at the helm. I so appreciate your honesty, your depth, and your care and concern for those around you. I think that the GM program was largely built around these values because of you. Thank you for being you, Alison. You rock. ]]> 2018-06-11 21:41:27 UTC https://padlet.com/anitalevesque/l5uqs46d7ku9/wish/266698638 https://padlet.com/anitalevesque/l5uqs46d7ku9/wish/266712527 Alison, I have come to adore who you are, and respect your wisdom in so many ways. You are a mistress of working the invisible in with the visible for a common cause. The GM program truly was a good idea which has filtered its way through the years into many manifestations of the caring, consideration and respect you brought to the program and colleagues....let alone our learners! 
I apologize publicly for any and all grumpiness I brought to you and adore you for your ease with my frustrations. 
I think given the changes in roles and scenarios at Self Design (High) you stand out as someone who can lean forward into trust for the yet to be unknown....something our graduates are living into as well. Thank you for who you are and all you have given to this organization. I have deep and fond memories of your grace at the 'table'. 
Diane]]> 2018-06-12 00:10:40 UTC https://padlet.com/anitalevesque/l5uqs46d7ku9/wish/266712527 https://padlet.com/anitalevesque/l5uqs46d7ku9/wish/266773517 Always a pleasure to work with you, even when you mess up :) Humour, intelligence and a truly positive attitude towards everything makes the experience of working with you a very wonderful one. Thanks for being there, Alison! Ten years now!
Miguel]]> 2018-06-12 09:02:44 UTC https://padlet.com/anitalevesque/l5uqs46d7ku9/wish/266773517 sheilaharrington https://padlet.com/anitalevesque/l5uqs46d7ku9/wish/266846792 Sheila]]> 2018-06-12 15:40:06 UTC https://padlet.com/anitalevesque/l5uqs46d7ku9/wish/266846792 laurastanek https://padlet.com/anitalevesque/l5uqs46d7ku9/wish/266866110 When I think about your effort, I think about heart. You put a lot of it into the GM program.  You always seem to trust the process and it has been interesting for me to navigate the program with that idea in mind - not something I am entirely ever comfortable with. Haha! Thank you for all the years, Laura

]]> 2018-06-12 17:02:36 UTC https://padlet.com/anitalevesque/l5uqs46d7ku9/wish/266866110 lisawalwork https://padlet.com/anitalevesque/l5uqs46d7ku9/wish/267095915 You have a gentle, wise spirit and I appreciate and enjoy your counsel. In my ending GM role and in many of the things that I do in my new LC role; I think 'what would Alison do?' Thank you for your guidance and collegiality :0) and thank you for your time and efforts on behalf of the GM program.]]> 2018-06-13 22:10:41 UTC https://padlet.com/anitalevesque/l5uqs46d7ku9/wish/267095915 traviswebber https://padlet.com/anitalevesque/l5uqs46d7ku9/wish/267411061 Hi Alison,

It can be difficult to step down from a role that you've held for so long, isn't it? I remember how hard it was to leave certain jobs in the past. Ultimately, the best thing that you can hope for when you step down from a position is that you've left things better than when you first arrived.

I can say with wholehearted honesty that you have made the Guiding Mentor program better by being its leader. You took this vague, undeveloped idea and turned it into something that many learners have benefited from. Thanks to your guidance, I was able to develop an approach to the GM course that allowed my learners to consider their own goals and passions and develop those into a workable educational framework. Best of all, I got to help my GM learners plan for their futures by helping them research universities, write resumes, and lots of other great activities. 

I have you to thank for everything that I described above. You were the only person who saw what the GM role could be, and you had the compassion, wisdom, and perseverance to make it a reality. 

So, from all of us at SelfDesign High: thank you for making things better. You didn't just improve things; you changed things in a way that will impact all of us for years to come.

With gratitude,

Travis. ]]> 2018-06-15 20:16:46 UTC https://padlet.com/anitalevesque/l5uqs46d7ku9/wish/267411061 jennifercooper https://padlet.com/anitalevesque/l5uqs46d7ku9/wish/267412059 2018-06-15 20:31:38 UTC https://padlet.com/anitalevesque/l5uqs46d7ku9/wish/267412059 https://padlet.com/anitalevesque/l5uqs46d7ku9/wish/267427529 Dearest Alison, 
Your work in the role of guiding mentor lead had been pivotal in helping to evolve this program and making our job as the gms smooth. Your check ins and fantastically informative emails always came at the most perfevt times. Your humour and understanding helped me to feel like I was a part of a team of others at all times. Lastly your passion for education and helping youth to be the best versions of themselves possible was contagious. Thank you thank uou thankyou for being an I inspiration to me as a teacher and friend. Love you sooxoxo sarah]]> 2018-06-16 04:03:13 UTC https://padlet.com/anitalevesque/l5uqs46d7ku9/wish/267427529 davidrussellloe https://padlet.com/anitalevesque/l5uqs46d7ku9/wish/267840263 Alison, I've been at your side through the evolution from Guardian Mentors to Guiding Mentor and through all the ups and downs of trying to deliver (and fund) it - the one consistent has been you - your leadership, wisdom and confidence in the "praxis" and the experience of mentorship that we wanted to imbue on our learners. Thank you for keeping it real Ms. Frizzle :)]]> 2018-06-19 18:24:57 UTC https://padlet.com/anitalevesque/l5uqs46d7ku9/wish/267840263 michaelbender1 https://padlet.com/anitalevesque/l5uqs46d7ku9/wish/268135835 I appreciate your willingness to create a collaborative space with everyone in your care. You emit the "admin as support" model and you always are there to help. It's a rare and wonderful quality in a mentor. Thank you for all of the help throughout the years I have been struggling along with you as systems change. :)]]> 2018-06-21 17:52:36 UTC https://padlet.com/anitalevesque/l5uqs46d7ku9/wish/268135835