Friend-o-Leader Training (Senior School) at Mount Lilydale Mercy College

NOTE: This is a private Friend-o-Leader Training session with Future Year 10 students at Mount Lilydale Mercy College (Melbourne, VIC)! 

Many of our URSTRONG Schools have successfully launched a peer mentorship model, where older students support the younger students in their friendships at recess time.

Research shows that peer mentoring has positive outcomes for everyone involved. The Building Effective Peer Mentoring Programs in Schools, published by The Mentoring Resource Center & U.S. Department of Education, identifies positive impacts for mentees including:

• Connectedness to school and peers
• Feelings of competency and self-efficacy
• Grades and academic achievement
• Prosocial behavior and attitudes

For mentors, there have been reported improvements in:

• Connectedness to school
• Self-esteem
• Empathy and moral reasoning
• Intrapersonal communication and conflict resolution skills
• Relationships with parents

Our URSTRONG Schools who’ve already launched mentorship models consistently report that children feel more comfortable talking to another student, rather than a teacher, about their friendship issues.