Stage #5 New Season

This stage marks the end of the formal mentoring committment  and the beginning of a new season in the relationship.  In this stage you are no longer under the committment of C2E as a mentor, however you are able to have a more informal relationship with your mentee.  For example, when your mentee graduates high school, or moves away.

During this phase the following behavior is common:

• This stage can be a bitter-sweet because of the accomlishments of the mentee and the upcoming seperation.

• A new informal committment begins.  Remember that while you are no longer under Choosing to Excel you should respect the boundaries and guidelines in place by the mentee's guardians. 

• Mentee has become more independent.  Your mentee will be capable of walk through tough choices and climbing greater heights on their own as a result of your relationship.  One difficult shift for the mentor is that of their mentee looking to them as more of a equal and less as an authority figure.  It can be hard to let go, however this is an important element of the new season stage.  Success comes when the mentor is able to let go and allow their new relationship to form with a new friend.