PEER MENTORS
A WORKSHOP FOR STUDENT MENTORS
Our "Peer Mentors" Workshop is designed for your peer mentors / peer support team who are most likely in year 10 or year 11. It provides training to students who have been entrusted with the responsibility of mentoring younger students in formal and informal ways. It will equip older students with the skills to work as big sisters / big brothers / mentors / buddies / peer support for younger students. In this workshop, peer mentors are equipped to build rapport with their friends, peers and also younger students. They will develop listening and problem-solving skills, communication skills and leadership skills. It is usually a 2 day workshop, but can be adapted to a one day format as needed.
The Peer Mentors Workshop is ideal for those schools who are looking to develop greater leadership capacity in older students, while simultaneously helping younger students develop positive connections and social support at school. This builds school community and spirit. The Peer Mentors workshop supports the mental health of young people across the school by teaching problem-solving skills and building engagement and connections among students.
It can be helpful for: leadership development, social skills development, school transition and community building.
TWO DAY OUTLINE
MAKING THE SHIFT TO MENTOR- responsibilities of being an effective mentor, building relational bank accounts, setting an example by living “above the line”.
STRENGTHENING CONNECTIONS- how to listen and respond actively and how to use empathy as a mentor of younger students. Study the tools of protective interrupting, while discovering how to be an upstander not a bystander.
PROBLEM SOLVING- be equipped to problem solve using Michael Pohl’s POOCH model and put the model into action through group activities.
COMMUNICATING EFFECTIVELY AS A MENTOR- this session equips mentors with a short series of fun, team activities that they will be able to lead for large groups in their own context while also teaching the verbal and non-verbal skills required to communicate effectively.
LEADING LARGE GROUPS- this session equips mentors with the skills to lead large groups through various activities, by using the behaviour leading methods and principles that the UPP team uses everyday to lead large group workshops.
PRACTICE MAKES PROGRESS- providing an opportunity for students to apply what they have learned in small groups, by demonstrating the use of verbal and non-verbal skills, behaviour teaching. This session helps mentors plot a way forward to apply what they have learned over two days of the Peer Mentors Workshop.
Contact us to find out if this is the right fit for the peer mentors at your school.
All UPP workshops have been expertly designed by respected educator Luke McKenna and are delivered by our team of carefully selected, highly trained specialists. Our workshops are tried and tested to be practical, engaging, positive, interactive and age appropriate. UPP workshops have had a positive impact on more than 300,000 Australian students since commencing in 2015 and are highly trusted by Teachers and Principals across Australia.
We use our learning, action, reflection process for all workshops, which ensures that all students are engaged through a variety of different modes (video, stories, interactive activities, reflection, teamwork, partner sharing, etc). For more about that, check out our guarantee.
If you would like to discuss your questions about how this workshop can positively impact your students, contact Luke on 0407 677 253.
Details and pricing
The investment for this engaging and transformative incursion and included follow-up material is a minimum investment of $1,800+GST per day, plus travel expenses (if applicable), for group sizes up to 35 students. For larger groups, please contact us and we will discuss the right option to suit your needs and budget. The incursion is run by UPP at your school. The two day workshop is recommended, but a tailored 1 day workshop can be arranged on request.
Additional Benefits
This day can be tailored to match your school, your group and your school values.
You find a date that suits you and your school calendar, rather than fitting into an external event.
We come to you, which saves the hassle and expense of external venues and buses.
Our expert facilitators are highly trained specialists in delivering this exceptional workshops to students, in ways that make a real impact and a lasting impression.
All our work comes with a guarantee that you won’t find anywhere else.
Praise for UPP
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"Engaged the whole group and developed a great rapport with students." Jenny Gilshenan- Year 11 Teacher, Xavier Catholic College, Hervey Bay.
"A great mix of information giving and physical activities to illustrate the point being made. Student were engaged from the outset of camp, until the end." Year 11 teacher- St Benedicts College, Mango Hill.
