McGehee Student Launches Mentorship Program

3/18/21—Louise S. McGehee School student Jordyn W. ’21 founded a program for BIPOC girls called Jumpers to Skirts designed for upper school students to mentor younger girls in the lower and middle schools. The initiative launched virtually with meetings tailored to getting to know the participants.

The lower school students during their first meeting played icebreaker games and listened to their upper school buddies read Eyes That Kiss in the Corners, a story about celebrating and appreciating the beauty of Asian shaped eyes. Wilson shared, “After reading the story, we opened up the floor to the girls to say one physical feature they love about themselves. One of the participants stated that ‘she loved her beautiful brown skin,’ which filled the whole room with so much joy and happiness.”

Jordyn and her mentor partners are looking forward to many more meetings and gatherings with their younger mentees.