PEER SUPPORT PROGRAM

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PEER SUPPORT PROGRAM

• Year 8 and Year 11 Students
• Murray Bridge High

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OVERVIEW

• During Term 4( previous year), Year 10 students
  doing Peer Support as a subject in Year 11
  undergo trainging and help Year 7s with
  Primary School Transition visits.
• During Term 1, asYear 11s, the same students
  work with all Year 8 students on Team Building,
  Outdoor Educational and Health Personal
  Development skills and accompany them on an
  overnight camp at Monarto Zoo.
• During Term 2 they work with small groups of Year
  8 students on a social skills program which
  includes topics such as cooperation,
  communication, feelings emotions,
  relationships, decision making, problem solving
  and self-awareness.

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BENEFITS FOR YEAR 8S

• Provides a safe and caring environment for open
  discussion
• Assists with a smoother transition into a new
  environment
• Provides links to older students in the school
  community
• Develops a feeling of belonging and self worth
• Develops personal and social skills

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BENEFITS FOR YEAR 11S

• Develops leadership potential
• Provides an opportunity to take an active role in
  supporting younger students.
• Develops personal skills including communication,
  assertiveness, self-awareness control,
  organisation, tolerance, responsibility and
  patience.
• Develops a sense of worth and satisfaction in
  having made a positive contribution to the school
  community
• Develops a supportive network with other groups
  leaders