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| In the photo above, Kyle shows the Space Of His Own group how to finish a nail into wood, and prepare the project the boys are working on - a shodowbox - for painting. |
The sound of hammers ring out from the workshop classroom at George Washington Middle School. Not an unusual noise, except for the fact that it's 6 p.m., long after school has ended. But the shop teacher Kyle remains, acting as instructor and program leader of Space Of His Own.
Every Tuesday, 5th grade boys gather to meet with their mentor, learn life skills, have dinner, and engage in construction projects. As a part of Alexandria Mentoring Month, AMP hosted an open house yesterday, where interested guests could stop by and see what Space Of His Own is all about.
One visitor was matched with a young man whose mentor could not make it this week, and quickly stepped up to the task of holding the nearly completed shadowbox while the student finished hammering in the nails.
Space Of His Own is open to observation any Tuesday - contact sarah.maroney@alexandriava.gov to plan your visit!
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