YESS teachers have been working diligently to provide meaningful assignments and learning opportunities for their students. It requires a great deal of time, effort, preparation, thought, collaboration and coordination to put together the work for students and then the reverse in receiving the completed work, correcting, and then recording it. These are not the ideal […]
Mindfully Mentoring
Recently, the Juvenile Justice Advocates (mentors) attended an online mindfulness training presented by Anna Smyth of Mindfulness Utah. She addressed ways in which the mentors could help their students cope during this unsettling time. Some of the strategies she shared were to be patient, to not be afraid to touch their pain, and to focus […]
Staff Meeting, Virtually!
The YESS staff at DSI/Gemstone held a staff meeting this morning via Microsoft Teams. They all joined the online meeting from their various locations to discuss the needs of their students and how best to address those needs.
YESS Teachers Diligent in Delivering Educational Opportunities
During these unusual times, the YESS teachers remain committed to their students. Each site differs in the way in which learning opportunities can be delivered to students, yet the teachers are incorporating unique and creative ways in doing so, at the same time abiding by social distancing norms. At one site, teachers have used Screencastify […]
YESS Mentors Support Students During School Closure
Though not in the schools meeting face-to-face with students, the YESS Juvenile Justice Advocates, mentors, are busier than ever providing stability and support to Youth in Custody students throughout the district. Through phone calls, text messages, online video conferencing and a plethora of other creative means, the mentors are keeping in touch with students as […]
YESS’s Awesome Mentors
YESS is privileged to have an awesome and dedicated group of mentors (Juvenile Justice Advocates) who work with youth in care throughout the schools in Granite and with students in some of the facilities.
Orchestrating a Move at DSI/Gemstone
Carol and Pamela, teachers at DSI/Gemstone, programs at the Salt Lake Valley Youth Center, recently moved from the outside relocatable classrooms into the building into vacant sections. Moving classrooms is no simple task, especially when art and music materials and supplies are involved! These teachers worked diligently at organizing, packing and preparing for the move, […]
Mentoring Above and Beyond!
The job of a Restorative Justice Advocate (mentor) is more encompassing than one may believe. Our mentors search for opportunities to address the needs of the students they serve, sometimes going above and beyond the normal scope of their job description. One of the YESS Mentors has been working with a student who struggles with […]
Make no “bones” about it, YESS students are learning! Sweet!
Learning is so “sweet” in Cindy’s Health classes at the Salt Lake Valley Youth Center. This is a model of a long bone with the parts labeled compact bone, spongy bone, articular cartilage, and red marrow. Also represented is the haversian system with lamellae, blood vessels, and lymph vessels. Oh…and did we mention they were […]
