About The Club
Peers 4 Peers is a county-wide organization of students that partners with the non-profit, Elevate. They are committed to making their school a better environment. Peers participate in summer training, where they are taught to deal with the realities of high school life, from a break up to pregnancies, from drugs to eating disorders, to less severe problems such as failing a test. After the training, the students are sent back to their schools to help their fellow peers. Peers 4 Peers hosts events throughout the school year like Red Ribbon Week, Snowed In at the Movies, and Kick Butts Day.
ThePeer Mentor Program trains high school students to be role models and teachers for younger students. HUHS peer mentors model positive, pro-social behaviors and teach the younger students to identify the language of peer aggression and begin to address two of the most challenging issues schools face today: Relational Aggression & Bullying.
Goals of the Peer Mentor Program:
- Positively influence the beliefs and behaviors of middle school students
- Build leadership skills in high school students
- Develop healthy peer relationships that are based on trust
Objectives of the Peer Mentor Program:
- Recruit and train high school students to become mentors
- Teach HS Students to deliver an introductory program on relational aggression & bullying to upper elementary and/or middle school students
- Provide ongoing opportunities for HS Mentors to work with younger students
Peer Mentor Program Core Beliefs:
- We can change the social climate of our schools
- Every member of the school community is valuable
- Mentorship is a powerful way to create safe social climates
- The negative impact of peer aggression must be recognized & everyone held accountable for their actions
- Prevention is the ultimate goal
- Bystanders have the power to change social situations for the better
Positive Normative Beliefs:
- I treat others with civility & respect
- I am accountable for my actions, and when I make a mistake, I make it right
- I do not bully others
- I understand that everyone belongs here
- I stand up for myself and for others
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