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WISE Mentoring is a community organisation delivering character mentoring projects for young people

02/10/2026

🏛️ Throwback to Glasgow City Chambers 💙💛

Earlier this year, we had the honour of sharing WISE’s work at Glasgow City Council’s Area Partnership meeting at Glasgow City Chambers.

We spoke about the WISE Mentoring model, our mission and approach, and the impact mentoring can have on children’s confidence, resilience, emotional regulation, goals, and relationships. 🌱

Alongside delivering our programmes, we’re also excited to be growing WISE’s reach by connecting with organisations, schools, community partners, and others who care about mentoring, character development, and children’s wellbeing.

These conversations are such an important part of sharing learning, building partnerships, and helping more children and young people access safe, supportive spaces to grow.

A big thank you to Glasgow City Council for inviting us to share our work, and please get in touch if you'd like to connect with us! 💙💛

23/09/2026

🌿 Graduate Day in Balloch 🎓

Earlier this summer, we brought some of our WISE graduates together for a day outdoors in Balloch. 💙💛

The group went on a hike and spent the day reconnecting, walking, chatting, and enjoying time together in nature, even enjoying some outdoor forest-school-style activities along the way. 🌱

Graduate Days help us stay connected with young people who have previously completed the WISE mentoring programme, creating opportunities for friendship, confidence, leadership, and new experiences. 🌱

A lovely summer day with a brilliant group of young people. 💙💛

11/09/2026

🌍 Volunteer Spotlight: Translation & Proofreading Part 2/2 💙💛

At WISE, volunteering can take many forms.

In the second part of our volunteer spotlight, we’re celebrating Chara and Roman, who have helped make WISE resources more accessible through proofreading and translation in Greek and German.

➡️ Chara
Chara chose to volunteer because she believes every child should have access to resources that encourage personal growth and emotional wellbeing.

➡️ Roman
Roman, a linguistics and German student at the University of Glasgow, volunteers with WISE because he values children’s education and language-learning, and found WISE to be an open and friendly environment to contribute to.

A huge thank you to Chara and Roman for sharing your time and language skills with WISE. 🌱

We are currently recruiting weekly mentors for our school-based mentoring programmes, but we’d also love to hear from people interested in supporting WISE in other ways, including translation, proofreading, events, and community activities.

➡️ Find out more and fill in our volunteering form:
wisementoring.co.uk/articles/volunteering

07/09/2026

☀️ Summer Family Day at WISE 💙

Earlier this summer, we had a lovely WISE Family Day for children, families, mentors, volunteers, and the wider community!

Family Days are part of our whole-family, whole-community approach. They create welcoming spaces and opportunities for creativity and connection beyond weekly mentoring sessions. 🌱

There were lots of crafts across the day, including Hama beads, loom bands, and making wellbeing trees to symbolise growth, strengths, and the things that help us flourish. 🌳✨

It was also special to welcome back some familiar faces and see the WISE community continue to grow and stay connected.

A huge thank you to everyone who came along, joined in, and helped make the day what it was. 💛

04/09/2026

⛰️ Ben Nevis Fundraiser for WISE 💙💛

This Sunday, some brilliant friends and supporters from the WISE community will be climbing Ben Nevis to raise money for our work with children, young people, and families across Glasgow’s North East.

Every donation will help us continue creating free, positive opportunities for children and families to connect, grow and try new things. 🌱

Any support, big or small, would be hugely appreciated.

➡️ Donate here: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/iain-carmichael

A huge thank you to everyone climbing, sharing, and donating! 💙💛

03/09/2026

🌍 Volunteer Spotlight: Translation & Proofreading Part 1/2 💙💛

At WISE, volunteering can take many forms. While we are currently especially looking for weekly mentors, we’re also super grateful to volunteers who support our work behind the scenes, including those who help translate and proofread WISE resources so they can reach more children, families, organisations, and communities.

Today we’re spotlighting Thai Vi and Zoe, who have supported WISE through translation and proofreading in French, Vietnamese, and Malay.

➡️ Thai Vi
An undergraduate psychology student and a proud multilingual, Thai Vi volunteered with WISE to put his cultural and linguistic skills to good use during his studies.

➡️ Zoe
Zoe found WISE while looking for something meaningful to spend her free time doing alongside studying medicine. She decided to volunteer in order to contribute to empowering children through education.

A huge thank you to Thai Vi and Zoe for sharing your time, energy, and skills with WISE. 🌱

We are currently recruiting weekly mentors for our school-based mentoring programmes, but we’d also love to hear from people interested in supporting WISE in other ways, including translation, proofreading, events, and community activities.

Find out more and fill in our volunteering form:
wisementoring.co.uk/articles/volunteering

28/08/2026

With children back at school and our summer activities ending, we’re beginning to turn our attention towards a new year at WISE. But before we do, there’s one very important moment from the end of last school year that we never got around to sharing! 💙💛

As we reflect on everything that made the past year so special, it feels only right to finish by celebrating the people who helped make it all happen.

At our annual WISE End-of-Year Celebration & Thank You Event, we brought together our mentors, Project Leaders, and wider team to eat together, look back through a year of photos and memories, celebrate each school team, hand out certificates and, most importantly, say a huge thank you.

Our mentors show up week after week as role models, cheerleaders, companions and guides. They listen, encourage, share plenty of laughs, help children navigate challenges and recognise their strengths -- all while balancing closeness with boundaries, structure with flexibility, and giving children independence with knowing when to offer support.

Or, as we summed it up on the night: mentors are basically superheroes! 🦸✨

We also celebrated three very deserving award winners:

🏆 Best Mentor Award – Luca
🏆 Volunteer of the Year Award – Hannah
🏆 WISE Character Award – Lauren

And a huge thank you to our wonderful Project Leaders Fiona, Isla, Jupiter, and Amelia, and to Lucy, who managed our school projects with so much care, organisation and good judgement throughout the year.

Across mentoring, trips, camps, Family Days, translations, events, and so much more, our volunteers gave an incredible 3,195 hours of their time over the year.

As we get ready for another year of WISE, we’re feeling incredibly grateful for the community of people who got us here. Thank you. 💙💛

25/08/2026

🌟 WISE Summer Camp: Part 6

As Summer Camp came to an end, our time travellers looked back on their favourite moments, the character strengths they used, what they were proud of, and what they had learned.

Reflection and celebration are built into WISE camps throughout the week, from daily Stars of the Day and passport reflections, to these final moments of evaluation and recognising growth. ✨

Beyond learning about history, ancient art, and the science of making volcanoes, children shared some of the deeper things they were taking away, from “I learned teamwork” to “I learned how to be yourself,” and even “I want to be a Junior Mentor!” 💙💛

One of the most special parts of the feedback was hearing what children said about working with their mentors. They described the mentors as “kind,” “very helpful,” “friendly,” “fun,” and “always smiling,” and for many, their favourite parts included spending time with the mentors.

These reflections are a lovely reminder that WISE camps are about more than activities. They are about supportive relationships, belonging, and helping children grow!

A huge thank you to our incredible mentors and project leaders, whose care and commitment makes WISE what it is, as well as to The National Lottery Community Fund for supporting this camp and our wider Community Programme.

24/08/2026

⛳ WISE Summer Camp: Part 5

A huge highlight of Summer Camp was our trip to Golf It!, which was was a brilliant way for our Time Travellers to take their adventure beyond the usual setting and spend time together in a completely different environment. ⏳✨

Trips like this are an important part of WISE. They give children enriching experiences, create opportunities for developing resilience, curiosity, and confidence, and help mentors and mentees connect through shared fun while practising supporting and encouraging one another. 💙💛

21/08/2026

🏅 WISE Summer Camp: Part 4

A very special part of Summer Camp was seeing our Junior Mentors help lead activities for the younger children. 💙💛

Our Junior Mentors are young people who have previously taken part in WISE programmes and are now stepping into leadership roles. During camp, they helped run Olympics-style stations such as relay races, an obstacle course, and an egg and spoon challenge.

They explained activities, encouraged children, and scored teams not only on speed and skill but also on teamwork, resilience, kindness, character, and team spirit. They made on-the-spot adaptations, including an eyes-closed version of the egg and spoon challenge, and even stood up in front of the whole camp to share their feedback, which was a brilliant example of communication and leadership in action! 🌱

Seeing young people who were once mentees become role models for younger children is always incredibly special. It shows how mentoring can continue to grow beyond the original programme.

A huge well done to our brilliant Junior Mentors! 💙💛

With thanks to The National Lottery Community Fund.

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