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Happy Second Anniversary to You!

We're celebrating our second anniversary this month and it's

As part of National Mentoring Month, ACT for Alexandria is talking about their mentors. Learn more about how you can be a mentor to someone this month: 10 Things You Can Do for National Mentoring month. 

John Porter - Executive Director

While a number of individuals have been instrumental to me in my life and in my career pursuits, initial credit for mentorship has to go to James Wilson.  Dr. Wilson presently serves as principal of the T. C. Williams Satellite Program but my first year of teaching in 1969 found me paired with Jim as a team teacher at Parker Gray Middle School in Alexandria, Virginia.  Still believing I learned more my first few months on the job than I ever learned about teaching at college, I can’t stress strongly enough the role Jim played in mentoring me through that difficult first year.  He had a wealth of experience compared to me (one year of teaching in southwest Virginia) but brought a wealth of knowledge and knowhow about working with kids.  Had it not been for James Wilson, there is a strong possibility I may not have stayed in education and been able to touch the lives of the many kids I was fortunate enough to work with during my forty years in the Alexandria City Public Schools.  Thank you James Wilson for ALL you did for me and continue to do for others.

Learn to Knit this Mother's Day

This Mother's Day fibre space is offering a unique activity. Bring a mother, daughter, son, aunt or friend to fibre space™ on May 13th anytime between noon and 4 pm to learn to knit and help support ACT for Alexandria. For a contribution of $20, our staff will get you started on a new scarf project.

Something incredible is going to happen on May 5th and you can be a part of it!