Peer Support Program

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Peer Support

Peer Support and the Alternative Program form an essential
part of delivering additional social education to our students.  
The Peer Support Program involves Grade 6
children leading Grade 3 children in a sereies of structured lessons involving elements of social development and awareness such as : Friendship, Trust, Peer Pressure .

The Alternative Program is a teacher lead social skills program which responds to issues the children have identified in our annual survey : Feelings about myself and my School. This year some of the topics coverd were:co operation, peacefulness, rumours and bullying.

All Grade Six students undergo Peer Support Leadership Training early in Term 1. They spend a day and a half exploring the demands of leadership, how leadership differs from friendship and the need for integrity and respect for confidentiality in their dealings with others. We achieve this through a series of games, discussions, role plays and simulations which illustrate the points being highlighted.

The children have a clear undrestanding of the demands of the role and the expectations of the team leaders. On completion of the program students have the opportunity to nominate as potential leaders. Small groups of 3-4 Grade 6 children are then matched to small groups of Grade 3 children. The older children mentor and teach the younger students through a series of structured lessons.

The program provides both groups of children with the opportunity to develop their social skills and awareness in a supportive and nurturing environment.