Peer Support

Introducing our Peer Support Program

Peer Support K-6 commenced today. The whole school participates for 30 minutes each week on a Tuesday for 8 weeks. Two Year 6 Peer Leaders facilitate a group of 8-10 younger students, who work together on several structured activities. Each teacher will supervise groups in a room. 

The focus for the program in 2026 is Keeping Friends, helping explore the concept of friendship, building relationships and developing skills in empathy and critical thinking. The module runs for 8 sessions.

We encourage you to talk about Peer Support weekly as it helps reinforce concepts learned each session.

Session 1 (Week 2)

The first lesson enabled children to get to know everyone, agree on how they will work together and cooperate with others. They also began to think about the meaning of friendship. 

Session 2 (Week 3) 

During Peer Support this week the children look at qualities their friends may have and the concept that we choose friends based on qualities we admire in them. They also explore the skills of friendship, specifically those of cooperating and listening. 

During the week encourage your child to show they are interested in the person they talk to by being an active listener.